In 1994 , English singer Chris de Burgh included a summary of the poem as the fourth stanza in his song " Snows of New York " in the album This Way Up : '' In my dream we walked , you and I to the shore / Leaving footprints by the sea / And when there was just one set of prints in the sand / That was when you carried me . '' Per Magnusson , David Kreuger , Richard Page , and Simon Cowell wrote a song based on the poem , called " Footprints in the Sand " , which was recorded by Leona Lewis . It appears on Lewis 's debut album '' Spirit '' . Another song inspired by the poem called " Footprints " was recorded by Dancehall/Reggae group T.O.K . The poem is parodied in the Half Man Half Biscuit song " Footprints " , off the 1993 album '' This Leaden Pall '' . In the song , the Lord explains the fact that there is only one set of footprints this way : " During your times of trial and suffering , when you see only one set of footprints , that must have been when I was appearing on . . . '' Junior Kick Start '' ! " The poem was used in the memorial service for Air France Flight 447 on 3 June 2009
Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 447
Footprints (poem)