Hymns for Today ‎#319

319. Mother Dear I've Been Thinking

1 Mother dear, I’ve been thinking much of you today,
And of all you have done for me;
And how little for my part I have done in return
For your wonderful love so free,
As a token of my gratitude,
For your constant, tender care
This flower white upon my heart
For you I’ll wear.

Chorus:
I’ll wear a white flower for you, Mother dear,
The best friend that ever I knew, Mother dear,
So gentle, so loving, so tender, so true;
I’ll wear a white flower for you.

2 ‘Tis an emblem, dear mother, and it speaks of you,
In a language of mystic lore;
Its clear whiteness a symbol of your own purity,
And its grace of the from you wore;
White its fragrance breathes loving sacrifice,
Faithful service, rich and rare,
And so this flow’r upon my heart
For you I’ll wear. [Chorus]

3 When the toils of the earth life, mother dear, are o’er,
With its sad, bitter, parting tears,
We shall meet over yonder in that bright, better world,
Free from troubles and haunting fears;
In that ever-sunny Summerland,
Amid Eden’s bowers fair,
Upon my heart a fadeless flow’r
For you I’ll wear. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Mother dear, I've been thinking much of you today
• Title: Mother Dear I've Been Thinking
• Author: C. M. F.
• Refrain First Line: I'll wear a white flower for you, Mother dear
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920

Tune Information

• Name: [Mother dear, I've been thinking much of you today]
• Composer: Chas. M. Fillmore
• Incipit: 55545 65613 33333