Advent Hymnals
036. MY NAME IN MOTHER'S PRAYER
Christ in Song,
1.
'Twas in the days of careless youth, when life was fair and bright,
And ne'er a tear, and scarce a fear o'ercast my day and night,
As in the quiet eventide, I pass'd her kneeling there,
That just one word, my name, I heard my name in mother's pray'r.
Chorus:
My name in mother's pray'r.
My name in mother's pray'r.
That just one word, my name I heard.
I heard my name in mother's pray'r.
2.
I thought but little of it then, tho' rev'rence touch'd my heart,
To her whose love sought from above for me the better part;
But when life's sterner battles came with many a subtle snare,
Oft that one word, in thought I heard my name in mother's pray'r. [Chorus]
3.
I wandered on, and heeded not God's oft repeated call
To turn from sin, to live for Him, and trust to Him my all;
But when at last, convinced of sin, I sank in deep despair,
My hope awoke, when mem'ry spoke my name in mother's pray'r. [Chorus]
4.
That pleading heart, that soul so tried, has gone into her rest,
But still with me for aye shall be the mem'ry of her trust,
And when I cross the Jordan's tide, and meet her over there,
We'll praise the Lord, who bless'd that word, my name in mother's pray'r. [Chorus]
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Title |
My Name in Mother's Prayer |
Key |
E♭ Major |
Titles |
My name in mother's pray'r. |
First Line |
'Twas in the days of careless youth, when life was fair and bright |
Author |
P. P. B. |
Year |
1908 |
Composer |
P. P. Bilhorn |
Hymnal |
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Tune |
'Twas in the days of careless youth, when life was fair and bright |
Metrical pattern |
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Chorus |
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Chorus Type |
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Subjects |
Invitation and Repentance; Invitation and Repentance: Returning to God; Special Selections: Choir or Quartet |
Texts |
John 16:24 |
Print Texts |
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Scripture Song |
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