Last night as I lay down to sleep
I heard someone began to weep
Then I got up
Just to see
I heard my mother
Praying for me
She was kneeling by her bed
And tears of pain were being shed
She said, "Dear God
Please hear my plea"
I heard my mother
Praying for me
I got my Bible and sat down
And in the Holy Book I found
The way to end
This misery
Thank God, my mother
Prayed for me
I read it on into the night
And soon began to see the light
And now at last
My soul is free
Thank God, my mother
Prayed for me