The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4437

4437. My Mother's Prayer (Van DeVenter)

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 prayer.

Refrain
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 prayer.

2. I never can forget the voice
That always made my heart rejoice;
Though I have wandered God knows where,
Still I remember Mother’s prayer. [Refrain]

3. Though years have gone, I can’t forget
Those words of love—I hear them yet;
I see her by the old arm chair,
My mother dear, in humble prayer. [Refrain]

4. I never can forget the hour
I felt the Savior’s cleansing pow’r.
My sin and guilt be canceled there,
’Twas there He answered Mother’s prayer.

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 prayer.

Text Information

• First Line: I never can forget the day
• Title: My Mother's Prayer (Van DeVenter)
• Author: Judson Wheeler Van DeVenter (1895)
• Refrain First Line: Whene'er I think of her so dear
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I never can forget the day]
• Composer: Winfield Scott Weeden
• Incipit: 33451 71244 47665
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain