My Mother

My mother, with love so good and true
Just like an angel, was sent down from the blue
Could I but carry the burdens away
For my mother today
Through words of anger, still she'll befriend
Instead of envy, she'll give, give again
When day is ended, a soft voice you'll hear
"Dear God, forgive us" is my mother's prayer

My mother, as pure as precious gold
Fresh in my mem'ry, she'll never grow old
Down at the crossroads to show me the way
Is my mother each day

When she looks back at the life that I've lived
If I have faltered, she always forgives
I ask in silence of One Most Divine
May all be blessed with a mother like mine