, Key: A, 3/4 Time
A
1. LAST NIGHT AS I LAY DOWN TO SLEEP
E A
I HEARD SOMEONE BEGIN TO WEEP
D A
THEN I GOT UP JUST TO SEE
E A
I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME
A
2. SHE WAS KNEELING BY HER BED
E A
AND TEARS OF PAIN WERE BEING SHED
D A
SHE SAID, “DEAR GOD HEAR MY PLEA”
E A
I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME
A
3. I GOT MY BIBLE AND SAT DOWN
E A
AND IN THE HOLY BOOK I FOUND
D A
THE WAY TO END THIS MISERY
E A
THANK GOD MY MOTHER PRAYED FOR ME
A
4. I READ IT ON IN TO THE NIGHT
E A
AND SOON BEGAN TO SEE THE LIGHT
D A
AND NOW AT LAST MY SOUL IS FREE
E A
THANK GOD MY MOTHER PRAYED FOR ME
