[Lyric] The Sweetest Gift A Mothers Smile (Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard)

[Verse 1: Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard]
One day a mother came to a prison
To see an erring, but precious son
She told the warden how much she loved him
It did not matter what he had done

[Chorus: Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, Both]
She did not bring to him parole or pardon (free)
She brought no silver (brought no gold)
No pomp or style (for him to see)
It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift, a mother’s smile

[Verse 2: Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard]
Her boy had wandered far from the fireside
Though she had pleaded with him each night
Yet not a word did she ever utter
That told her heart ache, her smile was bright

[Chorus: Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, Both]
She did not bring to him parole or pardon (free)
She brought no silver (brought no gold)
No pomp or style (for him to see)
It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile
[Verse 3: Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard]
She left a smile you can remember
She’s gone to heaven from heartaches free
The bars around you will never change her
You were her baby and e'er will be

[Chorus: Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, Both]
She did not bring to him parole or pardon (free)
She brought no silver (brought no gold)
No pomp or style (for him to see)
It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile
It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile