Scripture Verse

She said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay. 1 Kings 2:20

Introduction

Words: May A. Os­good, in The Re­vi­val No. 4 (At­lan­ta, Geor­gia: Char­lie D. Till­man, cir­ca 1903), num­ber 53.

Music: Jo­seph H. We­ber (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Os­good (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Joseph H. Weber (1855–?)

Lyrics

I knelt by my mo­ther, her hand on my head,
And ut­tered my pray­er at her knee;
Now far, far away from her side I have strayed
But my mother is pray­ing for me.

Refrain

My mother is pray­ing for me,
My mo­ther is pray­ing for me,
For sure­ly I know that wher­ev­er I go,
My mother is pray­ing for me.

In dark­ness and sin I have wan­dered away,
Nor tried from temp­ta­tion to flee;
But down in my heart I could nev­er for­get
That my mo­ther was pray­ing for me.

Refrain

I’m weary of sin­ning; I turn to the cross,
And its light shin­ing o’er me I see;
I’ll go to my Sav­ior and thank Him again,
That a mo­ther was pray­ing for me.

Refrain