If I should be liv­ing when Je­sus comes,
And could know the day and the hour,
I’d like to be stand­ing at mo­ther’s tomb
When Je­sus comes in His pow­er.

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’Twill be a won­der­ful, hap­py day,
Up there on the gold­en strand,
When I can hear Je­sus my Sav­ior say,
Shake hands with mo­ther again.

I’d like to say, Mother, this is your boy,
You left when you went away;
And now, my dear mo­ther, it gives me great joy
To see you again today.

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There’s com­ing a time when I can go home
To meet my loved ones up there;
There I can see Je­sus up­on His throne
In that bright ci­ty so fair.

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There’ll be no more sor­row or pain to bear
In that home be­yond the sky;
A glo­ri­ous thought when we all get there,
We ne­ver will say, good­bye.

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