The Morning Star ‎#100

100. I have no mother now

1 I hear the soft wind sighing
Thro' every bush and tree,
Where mother dear is lying,
Away from love and me.
Tears from mine eyes are starting,
And sorrow shades my brow,
Ah, weary was our parting,
I have no mother now.

Chorus:
I have no mother now,
I have no mother now;
Ah, weary was our parting,
I have no mother now.

2 I see the pale moon shining
On mother's white grave-stone,
The rose-bush round it twining,
Is here, like me, alone.
And too, like me, 'tis weeping,
The dewdrops on the bough,
Long time has she been sleeping,
I have no mother now.

Chorus:
I have no mother now,
I have no mother now;
Long time has she been sleeping,
I have no mother now.

3 My heart is ever lonely,
My spirit ever sad,
'Twas her dear presence only,
That kept my spirit glad.
From morning until even,
Care rests upon my brow,
She's gone from earth to heaven,
I have no mother now.

Chorus:
I have no mother now,
I have no mother now;
She's gone from earth to heaven,
I have no mother now.

Text Information

• First Line: I hear the soft wind sighing
• Title: I have no mother now
• Refrain First Line: I have no mother now
• Publication Date: 1877

Tune Information

• Name: [I hear the soft wind sighing]
• Composer: Knowles Shaw
• Key: C Major