Mahalia Jackson
October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972
Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century with a career spanning 40 years.
If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
Mahalia Jackson
Written by James Rowe & John W. Vaughan (1922)
Lyrics listed in Public Domain
How sweet and happy seem those days of which I dream,
When memory oh calling now and then!
Oh and with what rapture sweet my weary heart would beat,
If I could hear my mother pray again.
If I could hear my mother pray again,
If I could hear her tender voice again!
So happy I would be, it would mean so much to me,
If I could hear my mother pray again. If I could hear my mother pray again,
If I could hear her tender voice again!
So happy I would be, it would mean so much to me,
If I could hear my mother pray again. 
She used to pray that I on Jesus would rely,
And always walk the shining gospel way;
So trusting in His love, I'm seeking a home above,
Where I can meet my mother some sweet day. Lord, If I could hear my mother pray again,
If I could hear her tender voice again!
So happy I would be, it would mean so much to me,
If I could hear my mother pray again.
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