C G C
[Verse 1]
C Bb C
I was standing by the bedside
C G C
Where my fevered mother lay
Bb C
When she called me close beside her
G C
And these words I heard her say
[Chorus]
C Bb C
I've just seen the Rock of Ages
G C
Jacob's ladder hanged down
C Bb C
I've just crossed the river of Jordan
G C
Now my son I'm homeward bound
[Verse 2]
As we gathered all around her
The tears began to fill our eyes
Then she called me close beside
Whispered softly her goodbyes
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
High breeze blowing on the mountain
Where forever she will lay
There she'll rest beside the fountain
There she'll sleep beneath the clay
