IN PRAYERS OF THANKFULNESS FOR
FAITHFUL MOTHER’S EVERYWHERE
A Tribute
God made the streams that gurgle down the purple mountain-side—
He made the gorgeous coloring with which the sunset’s dyed.
He made the hills and covered them with glory; and He made
The sparkle on the dewdrop and the fleck’s of light and shade;
Then knowing all earth needed was a climax for her charms,
He made a little woman with a baby in her arms.
He made the arching rainbow that is thrown across the sky,
He made the blessed flowers that nod and smile as we pass by;
He made the gladsome beauty as she bows with queenly grace,
But sweetest of them all, He made the love light in the face
That bends above a baby, warding off the world’s alarms—
That dainty little woman with a baby in her arms.
A soft pink wrap embellished with a vine of silken thread—
A filmy, snow-white cap upon a downy little head—
A dress ‘twould make the winter drift look dusty by its side—
Two cheeks with pure rose-petal tint, two blue eyes wonder wide,
And bending o’er—the mother face imbued with heaven’s own charms,
God bless the little woman with a baby in her arms.
Mother’s Love
Her love is like an island
In life’s ocean, vast and wide,
A peaceful, quiet shelter
From the wind, the rain, the tide.
‘Tis bound on the North by Hope,
By Patience on the West,
By tender Counsel on the South
And on the East by Rest
Above it like a beacon light
Shine Faith, and Truth, and Prayer;
And through the changing scenes of life
I find a haven there.
Author’s unknown
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
201 Oak St.
Mauston, WI 53948-1333 608-8474555
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