Ricky Skaggs – I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer (Guitar)

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[Intro] Bb F Bb [Verse 1]
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While kneeling by her bedside in a

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cottage on the hill

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My mother prayed her blessings on me

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there

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She was talking there to Jesus while

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everything was still

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and I heard my mother call my name in

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prayer
[chorus]
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   Yes I heard my mother call my name

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in prayer

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   She was pourin out her heart to

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Jesus there

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   Then I gave my heart to Him and He

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saved my soul from sin

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   Yes I heard my mother call my name

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in prayer
[Verse 2]
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She was anxious for her boy to be just

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what he ought to be

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And she asked the Lord

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to take him in his care

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Just the words I can't remember

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but I know she prayed for me

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For I heard my mother call my name in

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prayer
[chorus]
         Eb
   Yes I heard my mother call my name

   Bb
in prayer

           C              C7
   She was pourin out her heart to

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Jesus there

          Bb
   Then I gave my heart to Him and He

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saved my soul from sin

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   Yes I heard my mother call my name

    Bb
in prayer
[Verse 3]
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So I gave my heart to Jesus and I'm

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livin now for him

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And someday I'll go and meet him in

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the air

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For he heard my mother praying and he

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saved my soul from sin

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Yes he heard my mother call my name in

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prayer