An Angel To Watch Over Me

 

Make a list of all the things mothers do and you'll run out of paper. Make a list of all the things mothers do that are poetic--things you can sing about--and the list becomes much more manageable.

One doesn't sing about casseroles or clean sheets. There is very little poetry in diapers or parent-teacher conferences. As I wrote this song about the gentler, more poetic contributions that mothers make to our happiness, I'll admit to entertaining a few errant lines that didn't make the final draft. (There's not much that rhymes with "carpool." Perhaps that's fortunate.)

These lyrics are based on the singable list, but the less poetic list, for which I am also grateful, is hovering there in the background.

Scores

Solo w/guitar and optional harmony: PDF / .pc *
Guitar chord chart: PDF only

*also available in the "What I Believe" songbook.

Solo w/flute: PDF / .pc

Lyrics

She watched by my cradle
    through long, sleepless nights
She taught me to pray as she knelt by my side
She guarded my childhood,
     and all through the years
She echoed my laughter, she counted my tears
In the arms of my mother, I came to believe
That God sent an angel to watch over me

She taught me the meaning of courage and faith
She taught me to live with the Lord as my strength
She taught me to follow the pathway he marked
She guided my steps when the journey grew dark
And I know there were dangers that I could not see
But God sent an angel to watch over me

She taught me to serve with a spirit that sings
She taught me to seek after heavenly things
And because of her love and her kindness and care
Because of the place that I hold in her prayers
And because of her goodness, I still believe
That God sent an angel to watch over me

Recordings

MP3 Recording by James Loynes


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Guitars by Kevin Cookson

CD: What I Believe



MP3 Recording by Colleen Thliveris:
  
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This song is a part of the Built Upon the Rock program.
For information on the book/CD based on this song, published by Covenant, click here.





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