When She Prayed (c)

[Verse 1] She opened her door, and you felt at home Big bear hugs, hot food, and a kind old soul Full of life, full of laughter, true and loyal You walked in a stranger, left feeling royal She prayed like breathing, prayed through the day Held so many hearts in a quiet way Child, teen, and grown, she took us near And loved us deep, year after year [Pre-Chorus] She’d say, “I’m just doing What I love to do” But every room got warmer When she was through [Chorus] Ohhh mamma prayed Ohhhh nanna prayed prayed Love showed up there And stayed Ohhh mamma prayed Ohhh nanna prayed She fed the hungry heart And stayed [Verse 2] Some of us knew her better than our own kin She held our secrets safe within Our tears, our troubles, our midnight fears She carried them tender for all these years And if you thanked her, she’d wave it away “Don’t make a fuss,” she’d softly say But heaven saw every hidden act Every prayer she gave, every hand she packed [Pre-Chorus] Do unto the least She lived those words Not in speech alone But in what we heard [Chorus] Ohhh mamma prayed Ohhh nanna prayed Love showed up there And stayed Ohhh mamma prayed Ohhh nanna prayed She fed the hungry heart And stayed [Bridge] So when you kneel tonight And when you call His name Remember Aunt Jean, Remember Mamma, Nanna And pray the same Take the Lord to heart Let mercy be your hand Love in silent ways That only heaven understands [Final Chorus] Ohhh Mamma prayed Ohhh Nanna prayed Love showed up there And stayed Ohhh Mamma prayed Ohh Nanna prayed She fed the hungry heart And stayed Ohhh mamma prayed Ohh Nanna prayed She’s still lifting us Today [outro] Ohhh when Aunt Jean Prayed Ohhh when Nanna Prayed Ohhhh when Mamma prayed Love showed up there And stayed I’m proud to be like Aunt Jean