The Uncrowned Queen

When God would save a world from sin,
He chose with mothers to begin;
And through a virgin mother birth,
He brought a Savior to the earth.

When Christ was hanging on a cross,
A mother’s heart most felt the loss;
The painful vigil Mary kept.
“It is finished”: Her son now slept.

A mother’s love will stand by you,
When other friends have proved untrue.
Our mothers steer the ship of state;
Tis they who make the nation great.

Our nation will be bad or good;
According to it motherhood.
And back of great men is seen,
The image of an uncrowned queen,
…Author unknown

Happy Mother’s Day!