MOTHER IN LAW
MOTHER-IN-LAW THEY SAY, AND YET,
SOMEHOW I SIMPLY CAN'T FORGET
'TWAS YOU WHO WATCHED HIS BABY WAYS
WHO TAUGHT HIM HIS FIRST HYMN OF PRAISE,
WHO SMILED ON HIM WITH LOVING PRIDE
WHEN HE FIRST TODDLED BY YOUR SIDE.
MOTHER-IN-LAW BUT, OH TWAS YOU
WHO TAUGHT HIM TO BE KIND AND TRUE
WHEN HE WAS TIRED, ALMOST ASLEEP
'TWAS YOUR ARMS HE USED TO CREEP
AND WHEN HE BRUISED HIS TINY KNEE,
'TWAS YOU WHO KISSED IT TENDERLY
MOTHER-IN-LAW THEY SAY, AND YET,
SOMEHOW I NEVER SHALL FORGET
How VERY MUCH I OWE
To YOU, WHO TAUGHT HIM HOW TO GROW.
You TRAINED YOUR SON TO LOOK ABOVE,
You MADE HIM THE MAN I LOVE,
AND SO I THINK OF THAT TODAY,
AND THEN WITH THANKFUL HEART I SAY
OUR MOTHER
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