So Near to a Mother’s Heart

By G.S. Jones

Who knows us best,
Who ever loved us more,
Than our Creator, Savior,
      and Lord?

What is His plan for us,
Long ago made, now being unfurled,
To bring us to life,
      and into this world?

Could He have been more tender
In giving us a start,
By placing us so near
      to a mother’s heart?

Could there be on the Earth
A better glimpse of above
Than what the Father has given us,
      in a mother’s love?