Just one year ago today,
 Mother smiled and went away;
 To that sweet home beyond the skies,
Where we shall meet her by and by.
   And as I stood beside her bed,
   I kissed her dying face;
    I knew the angels soon would come,
 To take her to that heavenly place.
   I'm glad I heard her speak my name,
  Before she went away;
    That tender voice I'll never forget,
While on this earth I stay.
She crossed her hands upon her breast.
   And heard the Savior's voice;
    And with a smile she closed her eyes,
  And bid farewell to earth.
    She breathed her last and dying breath,
   Her head was on my arm;
   I pressed a kiss upon her cheek,
  But Mother dear was gone.
  It was so sad to see her go,
   But God's will must be done;
     We'll meet again to part no more,
   When the dear Lord calls us home.
 The years are swiftly passing by,
  I know I soon must go;
  I'll meet dear Mother at the door,
  Where parting is no more.
   I want to ride that heavenly train,
The train dear Father rode;
  When he left this world of sin and pain,
For Cannon's happy shore.