Our first mother of all was Eve
She was young and very naive
Along came the snake
Her virtue to take
A target for him to deceive
And let’s not forget mother Ruth
A widow she was in her youth
After her weeping
Helped with the reaping
And gave up her idols for truth
Mother Mary she birthed our Lord
And her heart must surely have soared
She suffered great loss
He died on the cross
When he rose her joy was restored
Our earthly mothers gave us birth
A start to our life here on earth
They gave us a life
In peace or in strife
A life that God treasures with worth
Mother Jerusalem above
Heaven’s wondrous place we talk of
She is our mother
Our church of wonder
She’s the Bride that Jesus does love
