Farewell Service

Hymns, readings and a printed program for a Christian funeral

Mother o’ Mine

by Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)

Reads in about 1 minute11 linesNon-religious

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If I were hanged on the highest hill,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
I know whose love would follow me still,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!

If I were drowned in the deepest sea,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
I know whose tears would come down to me,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!

If I were damned of body and soul,
I know whose prayers would make me whole,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!

About this text

Poet
Rudyard Kipling, 1865–1936
Printing used
The Light That Failed (1891), dedication
First published
1891
Public domain
This printing 1891, before 1931
Often chosen
for mom, non-religious, short