If I Could Only Hear My Mother Pray Again

DESCRIPTION: "If I could only hear my mother pray again, If I could only hear her tender voice within, 'Twould mean so much to me, How happy I would be, If I could hear...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1966 (Burton/Manning-EastTennesseeStateCollectionVol1)
KEYWORDS: mother religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Burton/Manning-EastTennesseeStateCollectionVol1, pp. 89-90, "If I Could Only Hear My Mother Pray Again" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #7129
RECORDINGS:
Roy Acuff, "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" (Columbia 20684)
Glenn Bolick, "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" (Fragment: Piotr-Archive #212, recorded 08/15/2022)
McFarland & George Reneau, "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" (Oriole 1000)
Duane Terrell, "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" (Fragment: Piotr-Archive #126, recorded 04/17/2022)
Frances Turbyfill (Campbell), "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" (Fragment: Piotr-Archive #154, recorded 04/25/2022; barely audible)
File: BuMa089

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