A Mother’s Plea

*Verse 1* My heart leaned in to You, You were my Son, Now, You are my Lord, I held You close, the Child all Heaven adored. You were mine to cradle, but the cost was steep and deep, For no mother should bear the day her son, she can no longer keep. *Pre-Chorus* To be a Mother, there is no higher call, And then, to be the Mother of the Holy One, the Lord of all… You favored me with favor I didn’t deserve, To raise the King that all the nations will serve. *Chorus* Lord, like every mother who parts with her child, Keep Your Spirit burning within me. Hear me now, oh Lord, hear your Mother’s plea — Show me how to nurture the spirit in me of the Holy One, Show me how to keep the spirit of the Father’s Son. *Verse 2* Blessed among women, by grace I was found, Your Spirit moved — new life leapt at the sound. I saw Your hands heal, I heard Your truth speak, The fruit of my womb, you made the weak strong, and the strong ones weak. But when nails pierced your flesh, Your Mother felt them too, and as I stood at the cross, My tears mixed with anger and fear, and even though I gained grace and mercy, my gain felt more like a Mother’s loss. *Chorus* Lord, like every mother who parts with her child, Keep Your Spirit burning within me. Hear me now, oh Lord, hear your Mother’s plea — Show me how to nurture the Holy One, Show me how to keep the spirit of the Father’s Son. *Bridge* Oh the pain, oh the grace, oh the questions that flooded my mind, To know my loss would soon serve all mankind! Did I know, when I held You in my arms, It was for love, you answered Your Father’s call, to love one and all, that you would save the world from all sins harms? *Verse 3* Now oh Lord, hear this, my voice, Thank You Lord, for every mother who believes, For every woman who worships, and especially a Mother who prays…oh thank You Lord for a mother who prays on her knees. Thank You for choosing a servant so unassuming and small, a Mother That would carry Salvation, the Redeemer of all. *Extended Chorus* Oh my Jesus, oh my Savior, God’s only Son, You died for me, as if I were the only one. You are the perfect Lamb, the spotless plan — Thank You for Your Mother, when You came as a Man. Thank You for making me, a part of Your plan! Thank You for Your Mother, when You came as a Man.