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After TobyMac s eldest son Truett passed away in 2019, the singer found it hard to write hope-filled songs until God gave him a new word this year.
Truett McKeehan passed away from an accidental drug overdose in October 2019 at the age of 21-years-old. He was an aspiring artist himself.
During an exclusive interview with Reel Faith, TobyMac admitted after his son s death, he didn’t do anything for a few months. When he finally got back into songwriting, the only thing that came out was sad, teary-eyed ballad-y songs.
One of those heartwrenching songs was simply titled 21 Years , and the lyrics share the great loss.
TobyMac s latest single, Help Is On The Way, features his son, Judah McKeehan. | YouTube
Just over a year after the untimely death of his firstborn son, TobyMac has released a song he says marks the first time he felt he could scream hope from the mountaintop.”
On Friday, the 56-year-old Grammy Award-winning singer dropped his first single of the year, along with a music video for Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight).” With lyrics including the lines “Some face a lifetime of fallen tears / But He s in the darkness, He s in the cold / Just like the morning, He always shows,” the song offers an upbeat reminder that God is present, even amid pain.