Baby's Prayer Will Soon Be Answered is a 1918 song written during World War I and performed by Henry Burr. The music and lyrics were written by Billy Baskette and Van & Schenck, and it was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Based on the sales, it reached an approximate peak position of No.2 on the Top 100 US songs of its time.
The song was arranged for a piano, and is set to a moderato tempo. The lyrics tell of a devoted daughter waiting patiently and praying for her father to return safely from the war.Baby's Prayer Will Soon Be Answered. Center for Digital Scholarship. Digital Collections, Brown University Libraries. The song's cover art depicts a young woman kneeling by her bed as a ship enters the harbor.
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