It told me in the hour of need,
To seek a solace there,
Where only stricken hearts could find,
Meet answer to their prayer;
Ah much I owe that gentle voice,
Whose words my tears beguiled;
That song of songs my mother sang,
When I was but a child.
It told me in the hour of need,
To seek a solace there,
Where only stricken hearts could find,
Meet answer to their prayer;
Ah much I owe that gentle voice,
Whose words my tears beguiled;
That song of songs my mother sang,
When I was but a child.