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by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)

Kiss me, dear mother
Language: English 
Bend o'er my pillow my mother dear 
Life's chilling close is now drawing near 
Drive from about me these clouds of fear 
Breathe o'er my brow a parting sigh, 

I have been wayward unto thee 
Now I an feel it painfully 
Patient and kind wert thou to me 
Kiss me dear mother ere I die. 

Tell me of angels that dwell above 
Then from my heart will the tear drops move 
Whisper to me gentle words of love 
While I in gloom suff'ring lie, 

I have been wayward unto thee 
Now I can feel it painfully 
Patient and kind wert thou to me 
Kiss me dear mother ere I die.

Text Authorship:

  • by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Kiss me, dear mother" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Kiss me, dear mother", published 1869. [voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2015-12-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 110

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