Lyr Add: She's a Rose from the Garden of Prayer

Subject: She's A Rose From The Garden of Prayer
From: GUEST,SH
Date: 02 Oct 00 - 05:44 PM

She's A Rose From The Garden of Prayer

1. There's a heart that is broken today, There is someone who waits far away One who's kneeling in prayer As she waits for me there Asking that I might come back someday. Her hands are all wrinkled with care, The gold has all gone from her hair, How I long to carress her My Mother God Bless her She's a Rose from the Garden of Prayer. 2. When I was a boy at her knee She was more than a Mother to me As I gaze into space I can still see that sweet face As I stood by her old rocking chair When tears would impress on my brow When someone would turn me away She would always be near me To comfort and cheer me She my Rose from the Garden of Prayer 3. So I'm leaving and heading that way To a Mother who is feeble and gray Where she waits there alone In that heaven called home By the window she watches for me Soon my sorrows and troubles will end Where all nature is blooming so fair As I rest in the arms of the one who is true She's my Rose from the Garden of Prayer.

I hope that someone remembers this song because I think perhaps a line or two may be wrong. It is a lovely song. Perhaps someone will know who wrote it and who sang it. As far as I gather it isn't in the Mudcat Archives and perhaps in time they will add it after they are sure all the Lyrics are correct.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: She's A Rose From The Garden of Pray
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 02 Oct 00 - 08:27 PM

It was recorded by Hank Snow (in the 1940s?), but I don't know whether or not he wrote it.

Malcolm

Subject: Lyr Add: SHE'S A ROSE FROM THE GARDEN OF PRAYER
From: wysiwyg
Date: 02 Oct 00 - 08:55 PM

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SHE'S A ROSE FROM THE GARDEN OF PRAYER

1. There's a heart that is broken today,
There is someone who waits far away.
One who's kneeling in prayer
As she waits for me there,
Asking that I might come back someday.
Her hands are all wrinkled with care,
The gold has all gone from her hair,
How I long to caress her--
My Mother, God Bless her--
She's a Rose from the Garden of Prayer.

2. When I was a boy at her knee
She was more than a Mother to me.
As I gaze into space
I can still see that sweet face
As I stood by her old rocking chair.
When tears would impress on my brow,
When someone would turn me away--
She would always be near me
To comfort and cheer me.
She's my Rose from the Garden of Prayer!

3. So I'm leaving and heading that way,
To a Mother who is feeble and gray,
Where she waits there alone
In that heaven called home
By the window she watches for me.
Soon my sorrows and troubles will end,
Where all nature is blooming so fair;
As I rest in the arms
Of the one who is true--
She's my Rose from the Garden of Prayer.

~S~

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: She's A Rose From The Garden of Pray
From: Uncle Jaque
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 10:28 AM

That's really pretty; reminds me of "Rock Me to Sleep, Mother" (Allan, 1860) which I posted here a while back. Is there a MIDI clip or score available for the tune? Is this an old song or a modern composition? I don't recall seeing it in my collection, although sentimental songs about Mothers seem to have been immensely popular from the 1850's through the Civil War. I have one about "Mother's Bible" from the period I've been meaning to work up some time.
Blessings Abundant: Uncle J.