Pray for Your Boy Tonight

Once I was pure as dews that fall

From the morn­ing clouds ab­ove.

Now I am held in the world’s dark thrall

Away from the Fa­ther’s love.

Then pray for your boy to­night!

Tonight

oh

pray for me!

Pray God to give your boy the light

To lead him to Heav­en and thee.

Weary the world

and dark and wild

And with ma­ny a fa­tal snare

As on­ward sweeps the surg­ing tide

Away from God and pray­er.

Mother

my heart is hard and cold

And is blight­ed with grief and care;

Pray for your boy as oft of old

When a child be­side your chair.

Tho’ in the toils of sin your boy

Yet is wan­der­ing far from home

Often he yearns for the old­en joy

Before he be­gan to roam.