God of love
Bless mother with the strength of your spirit,
She who has taught her children
How to stand and how to walk

Bless her with the melody of your love
She who has shared how to speak, how to sing
And how to pray to you.

Bless her with a place at your eternal dinner table
She who has fed and nurtured
The life that was formed within her
While still helpless but embraced in her love.

Bless her today
Now in this lifetime,
With good things, with health
Bless her with joy love, laughter
And pride in her children
And surround her with many good friends

May she who carried life in her womb
Be carried one day to your divine embrace
There for all eternity.
To rejoice with her family and friends

This blessing and all graces, we pray
Descend upon mother
In the name of the Father,
And of the Son
And of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Edward Hays