WHY DID MOTHER PRAY AND CRY? by ( Dallas Renicker )

When I was young and in my prime

For Jesus, I had no time.

My Mother would pray and cry;

I would only wonder why.



Always seeking pleasures in sin,

Caring nothing for my life within,

My Mother would pray and cry

And I would wonder why.



I would go out at night;

Coming home, there'd always be a light.

My Mother would pray and cry

And I would wonder why.



Now that I am grown

Have a family of my own

So it is that I know why

Mother would pray and cry.



Thank you, Mother, for your prayer,

And all the love you share.

Now it is I that pray and cry

No longer do I wonder why.



Now Mother that you are gone

All the battles fought and won

You no longer need to pray and cry

For I will see you there by and by.



Jesus, new life to me He gives,

For in my heart I know He lives.

That is why you would pray and cry

And I no longer wonder why.