My Mother’s Prayer (Van DeVenter)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.