Mother Mary, Mother Mine: Poem by Ann Murray

With deepest thanks to Ann Murray, my Irish poet-friend whom I hope to meet one day. You can find more of her lovely poems on her blog here.

Mother Mary, Mother Mine

Mother of the Son of God

Mother of the Eternal Word

Mother of the child divine

Mother Mary, Mother mine.

Mother of Immanuel

Mother of the child of light

Mother of the sun and stars

Mother of the day and night.

Mother chaste and Mother pure

Mother meek and Mother mild

Listen to my prayer and pleading

As a mother heeds her child.

Listen to a world that’s weeping

Bring to Jesus all our sighs

Change hard hearts to glad hearts beating

As our many voices rise.

We who are your earthly children

Look to you in heaven above

Ask of you a Mother’s blessing

Find in you a Mothers love

The window is in St Patrick's Church, Cushendun, Co. Antrim