The Sweetest Gift

Lyrics

[Verse 1] One day a mother, come to a prison To see an erring, but precious son She told the warden how much she loved him It did not matter what he had done [Chorus] She did not bring to him (Bring to him) Parole or pardon (Pardon free) She brought no silver (Brought no gold) No pomp nor style (Him to see) It was a halo (Halo bright) Sent down from Heaven (Heaven's light) The sweetest gift (A mother's smile) [Verse 2] Her boy had wandered far from the far side Though she had pleaded with him each night But not a word did she ever utter That told her heartaches, her smile was bright [Chorus] She did not bring to him (Bring to him) Parole or pardon (Pardon free) She brought no silver (Brought no gold) No pomp nor style (Him to see) It was a halo (Halo bright) Sent down from Heaven (Heaven's light) The sweetest gift (A mother's smile) [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] She left a smile you can remember She's gone to Heaven, from heartache's free Them bars around you will never change her He was her baby, and there will be [Chorus] She did not bring to him (Bring to him) Parole or pardon (Pardon free) She brought no silver (Brought no gold) No pomp nor style (Him to see) It was a halo (Halo bright) Sent down from heaven (Heaven's light) The sweetest gift (A mother's smile) [Outro] It was a halo (Halo bright) Sent down from heaven (Heaven's light) The sweetest gift, a mother's smile