And yet in this I did but tread
The very path my Saviour trod.
“They know but little of thy worth
Who speak these heartless words to me;
For what did Jesus love on earth
One-half so tenderly as thee?
“Get me the grace to love thee more;
Jesus will give, if thou wilt plead;
And, Mother, when life's cares are o'er,
Oh! I shall love thee then indeed.