O Blessed Day of Motherhood

This is a hymn of thanks for motherhood.  It was probably intended for use on Mother's Day, but could be used on some feasts of Mary, Mother of God.

The words were written by American Congregational pastor, Ernest F. McGregor (1879-1946).

With meter 8.6.8.6 D, tunes it is set to include:

• MATER (Depew) by American composer, Arthur Depew (1869-1940) - the most-commonly used tune
• BETHLEHEM (Fink) by German composer Gottfried W. Fink (1783-1846).