Mama Sang A Song-Joanna Field

[ti:Mama Sang A Song] [ar:Joanna Field] [al:Songs Of Faith, Hope & Love] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.63]God put a song in the heart of an Angel [00:09.18]And softly she sang it to me [00:16.33] [00:18.34]I get to thinking lots of times [00:20.24]About back when I was a lad [00:22.42] [00:23.64]Of the old home place where I growed up [00:25.82] [00:26.58]Of the days both good and bad [00:28.46] [00:30.17]My overalls was hand me downs [00:31.91] [00:32.48]My shoes was all full of holes [00:34.23] [00:35.58]I used to walk four miles to school every day [00:38.53] [00:39.30]Through the rain and sleet the cold [00:40.97] [00:42.82]I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry [00:44.87]For the things that his family would need [00:46.71] [00:47.69]But all he ever got was a bad lands farm [00:50.51]And seven hungry mouths to feed [00:52.28] [00:53.99]And yet out home fire never flickered once [00:57.43] [00:58.54]'Cause when all these things went wrong [01:00.17] [01:01.22]Mama took the hymn book down [01:02.70] [01:03.50]And mama sang a song [01:04.73] [01:06.01]What a friend we have in Jesus [01:14.13] [01:15.54]I been rocked to sleep many a night [01:17.71]To the tune of What A Friend [01:19.09] [01:20.00]That's will come morning and [01:21.70]Rock of Ages would waken me gentle once again [01:24.27] [01:25.53]Then dad he'd reach up and he take the bible down [01:28.16] [01:28.79]And read it loud and long [01:30.36] [01:31.23]And I always feel that maybe our home was blessed [01:33.45] [01:34.14]When daddy would say Mamma sing a song [01:37.20] [01:38.96]Sister left home first I guess [01:40.43] [01:41.03]Then Bob then Tommy then Dan [01:43.78] [01:45.00]Then dad's hair was turning white [01:46.70] [01:47.52]And I had to be mama's little man [01:49.20] [01:50.42]But it seemed that my daddy's back growed weak [01:52.71] [01:53.33]Mama's faith growed strong [01:54.75] [01:55.86]And gose the greatest days of all [01:57.49] [01:58.11]When mama samg a song [01:59.52] [02:00.69]Rock of ages cleft for me [02:09.33] [02:09.87]Let me hide myself in thee [02:18.30] [02:19.34]OOH OOH OOH [02:20.90]I guess the house is still standing [02:22.72] [02:23.44]But I don't get to go back much any more [02:25.52] [02:26.23]No voice is left to fill them halls [02:28.39] [02:29.35]No steps to grace the floor [02:31.15] [02:31.90]For you see my mama sings in heaven now [02:34.76] [02:35.69]Around God's golden throne [02:37.50] [02:38.72]But I'll always believe this world [02:40.40]Is a better place to live because [02:43.43]My mama sang a song [02:45.93] [02:48.69]Precious memeries flod my soul