My favorite hymn is “Mother’s Evening Prayer,” which was first written as a poem by Mary Baker Eddy (see Poems, p. 4).
Affirming the presence of divine Life and Love, it begins, “O gentle presence, peace and joy and power.” This line alone, I’m sure, must have brought comfort and assurance to many. The first stanza ends, “Keep Thou my child on upward wing tonight.”
I remember my mother singing it to me when I was a small child, and in turn I have sung it to my children and grandchildren as a prayerful lullaby.
