My Mother / My Daughter

Sometimes when I see you, my daughter, my own
 My heart fills with love seeing how you have grown
 Your hands, once so small, have remained clean and pure
 Your heart filled with love helps my own soul endure
 The prayers that you speak give me faith to go on
 And the smile in your eyes gives me hope for the dawn
 Then I wonder why and give thanks that I
 Was chosen to be your mother
 I've watched you, dear mother, each day of my life
 I've seen how you smile through the joy and the strife
 I've needed your love and have known you were there
 I've seen how you help to bring answers to prayers
 The world that surrounds me is blind and unsure
 But with you as my mother, I'm safe and secure
 Then I wonder why and give thanks that I
 Was chosen to be your daughter
 The seasons come; the seasons go and I see you grow
 The light of truth is in your eyes I saw it long ago
 I weep at your sorrows, smile when life is fair
 I speak your name in each tender prayer
 I know the time will quickly come when I must let you go
 But seeds of truth within your heart were planted long ago
 So reach for your dreams, for ev'ry good thing
 Depending on my love, my dear daughter
 The seasons come; the seasons go and I see you grow
 (I've watched you, dear mother, each day of my life)
 The light of faith is in your eyes I saw it long ago
 (I've seen how you smile through the joy and the strife)
 I weep at your sorrows, smile when life is fair
 (I've needed your love and have known you were there)
 I speak your name in each tender prayer
 (I've seen how you help to bring answers to prayers)
 I know the time will quickly come when I must let you go
 (The world that surrounds me is blind and unsure)
 But seeds of truth within your heart were planted long ago
 (But with you as my mother, I'm safe and secure)
 So reach for your dreams, for ev'ry good thing
 (Then I wonder why and give thanks that I)
 Depending on my love, my dear daughter
 (Was chosen to be your daughter)
 Depending on my love, my dear daughter (mother)