The sweetest gift (a mother's smile)
(J. B. Coats / Arr. by Ko-Do 2012)



One day a mother came to a prison
To see an erring but precious son
She told the warden how much she loved him
It did not matter what he had done

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She did not bring
Parole or pardon
She brought no silver
No pomp or style
It was a halo
Sent down from heaven
The sweetest gift - a mother's smile

Her boy had wandered far from the far side
Though she had pleaded with him every night
But not a word did she ever utter
That told her heartaches - Her smile was bright

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She left a smile you can remember
She's gone to heaven from heartaches free
Those walls around you will never change her
You were her baby and ever will be

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It was a halo bright
Sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift - a mother's smile