Christian Hymns ‎#336

336. My Mother's Prayer

1 I never can forget the day
I heard my mother kindly say:
"You’re leaving now my tender care;
Remember, child, your mother’s pray'r."

Chorus:
Whene’er I think of her so dear,
I feel her angel spirit near;
A voice comes floating on the air,
Reminding me of mother’s pray'r.

2 I never can forget the voice
That always made my heart rejoice;
Tho' I have wandered, God knows where,
Still I remember mother’s pray'r.

Chorus:
Whene’er I think of her so dear,
I feel her angel spirit near;
A voice comes floating on the air,
Reminding me of mother’s pray'r.

3 Tho' years have gone, I can’t forget
Those words of love--I hear them yet;
I see her by the old armchair,
My mother dear, in humble pray'r.

Chorus:
Whene’er I think of her so dear,
I feel her angel spirit near;
A voice comes floating on the air,
Reminding me of mother’s pray'r.

4 I never can forget the hour
I found the Saviour’s cleansing pow'r;
My sin and guilt he canceled there;
’Twas there He answered mother’s pray'r.

Chorus:
O praise the Lord for saving grace!
We'll meet up yonder face to face,
The home above together share,
In answer to my mother's pray'r.

Text Information

• First Line: I never can forget the day
• Title: My Mother's Prayer
• Author: J. W. Van DeVenter
• Refrain First Line: Whene'er I think of her so dear
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1935
• Copyright: Copyright, 1895, by W. S. Weeden and J. W. Van DeVenter. Used by per.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I never can forget the day]
• Composer: W. S. Weeden
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Copyright, 1895, by W. S. Weeden and J. W. Van DeVenter. Used by per.
• Notes: Now Public Domain