'Beat Up Bible' Stirs Up Cherished Memories For Band Members

Grandmas are pretty special -- they always seem to have the answer for whatever ails you. And when Kimberly Schlapman from the country group Little Big Town sings the powerful lyrics from "Beat Up Bible," she can't help but picture her own great-grandmother and the tattered family Bible! [rsnippet id="3" name="Article-Ad"] Popular country group Little Big Town has enjoyed their share of success. But there's something special about the song "Beat Up Bible" from their album, The Breaker. [caption id="attachment_37335" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Credit: Marc Serota/Getty Images[/caption] The song opens:

This beat up Bible Dusty on the shelf Worn out and torn up don't look like much but it will get you through hell It's been held in the hands Of all the ones that I love It might be falling off the binding but every line in it still holds up

RELATED: Girl wins $10,000 to give to the 'Nana' who raised her Though the band didn't write the song, the songwriters may as well have stolen the words right from Kimberly Schlapman's heart.

"That song just fills up my heart,” she says, “and I see my great-grandmother and her little trailer where I used to stay with her, reading her Bible.”  

WATCH: Little Big Town Performs "Beat Up Bible"

Karen Fairchild usually handles lead vocals for the band, but Kimberly takes over on this hit. She has an emotional connection to the lyrics, which shines through in each heartfelt performance of the song.

“I see so many pictures in my head as I sing that song,” she goes on. “We have, in my family, a beat up Bible… The binding's falling off, some of the pages are just stuffed in there… In the front is written the births of all the children since the mid-1800's. Ah! It's so special. It's such a treasure.”

But it's not just Kimberly who's transported back to those special days with grandma. [/slide]

'Beat Up Bible' And Grandma

[caption id="attachment_37338" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Quote by Unkown[/caption] Band member Jimi Westbrook has a special fondness for the song, as well.

“Where I grew up, I lived here and my grandmother was kinda just out the back door,” he says, referencing the location with his hands. “And I spent a lot of time there when my parents were working… I stayed with her.”

RELATED: 4 ways praying grandparents make a huge difference And for both Kimberly and Jimi, the family Bible was a cherished possession.

“She's got the big centerpiece Bible when you walk in the living room,” Jimi recalls. “It's out under the Jesus picture.” “Yep. My grandmother had that too!” Kimberly exclaims.

[rsnippet id="2" name="ArticleAd-300x250-3"] So, for these two, they experience what the lyrics describe firsthand:

That old recliner In this living room She was sitting right there teaching me a prayer All that she knew About the words on the pages About the greatest gift Where you find the truth, you find the proof, of how love still is In this beat up bible

The song, along with the band's memories, shows the power of a praying grandma, What a treasure her legacy of faith is! "Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children." Proverbs 17:6 h/t: WIN Country YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Family honors Grandma by displaying all her quilts at her funeral [caption id="attachment_35283" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Credit: Today[/caption]