The Sweetest Gift

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[Verse 1]
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One day a mother come to a prison
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To see an erring but precious son
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She told the warden how much she 
loved him
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It did not matter what he had done

[Chorus]
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She did not bring (bring to him) 
parole or pardon (pardon free)
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She brought no silver (brought no 
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gold) no pomp nor style (for him to 
see)
It was a halo (halo bright) sent 
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down from heaven (heaven's light)
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The sweetest gift, a mother's smile

[Verse 2]
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Her boy had wandered far from the 
farside
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Though she had pleaded with him 
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each night
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But not a word did she ever utter
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That told her heart aches; her 
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smile was bright

[Chorus]
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She did not bring (bring to him) 
parole or pardon (pardon free)
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She brought no silver (brought no 
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gold) no pomp nor style (for him to 
see)
It was a halo (halo bright) sent 
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down from heaven (heaven's light)
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The sweetest gift, a mother's smile

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[Verse 3]
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She left a smile you can remember
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She's gone to heaven
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From heartaches free
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Them bars around you will never 
change her
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He was her baby and e'er will be

[Chorus]
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She did not bring (bring to him) 
parole or pardon (pardon free)
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She brought no silver (brought no 
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gold) no pomp nor style (for him to 
see)
It was a halo (halo bright) sent 
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down from heaven (heaven's light)
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The sweetest gift, a mother's smile

[Other]
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It was a halo (halo bright) sent 
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down from heaven (heaven's light)
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The sweetest gift, a mother's smile