Intro DGDAD VERSE 1 D G D Well Jesus was an only son G As he walked up Calvary Hill D G D His mother Mary walking beside him A D In the path where his blood spilled VERSE 2 D G D Jesus was an only son G In the hills of Nazareth D G D As he lay reading the Psalms of David A D Held at his mother's feet VERSE 3 D G D His mother prayed sleep tight, my child, sleep well G For I'll be at your side D G D Let no shadow, no darkness, no tolling bell A D Shall pierce your dreams this night VERSE 4 D G D In the garden at Gethsemane G He prayed for the life he'd never live D G D He beseeched his heavenly Father A D To remove the cup of death from his lips VERSE 5 D G D Now there's a loss that can never be replaced G A destination that can never be reached D G D A light you'll never find in a mother's face A D The sea whose distance cannot be breached DGDAD VERSE 6 G D Well, Jesus kissed his mother's hands G And whispered, mother please still your tears D D For remember the soul of the universe A D Willed a world and it appeared.