God put a song in the heart of an Angel

And softly she sang it to me

I get to thinking lots of times

About back when I was a lad

Of the old home place where I growed up

Of the days both good and bad

My overalls was hand me downs

My shoes was all full of holes

I used to walk four miles to school every day

Through the rain and sleet the cold

I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry

For the things that his family would need

But all he ever got was a bad lands farm

And seven hungry mouths to feed

And yet out home fire never flickered once

'Cause when all these things went wrong

Mama took the hymn book down

And mama sang a song

What a friend we have in Jesus

I been rocked to sleep many a night

To the tune of What A Friend

That's will come morning and

Rock of Ages would waken me gentle once again

Then dad he'd reach up and he take the bible down

And read it loud and long

And I always feel that maybe our home was blessed

When daddy would say Mamma sing a song

Sister left home first I guess

Then Bob then Tommy then Dan

Then dad's hair was turning white

And I had to be mama's little man

But it seemed that my daddy's back growed weak

Mama's faith growed strong

And gose the greatest days of all

When mama samg a song

Rock of ages cleft for me

Let me hide myself in thee

OOH OOH OOH

I guess the house is still standing

But I don't get to go back much any more

No voice is left to fill them halls

No steps to grace the floor

For you see my mama sings in heaven now

Around God's golden throne

But I'll always believe this world

Is a better place to live because

My mama sang a song

Precious memeries flod my soul