Written by John Brenton Preston/Johnny Preston
*** ***INTRO:C G C C Bb I was standing by the bedside C Where my fevered mother laid Bb C When she called me close beside her G C And these words I heard her sayC Bb As we gathered all around her C The tears began to fill our eyes Bb C Then she called me close beside G C Whispered softly her goodbyes ***CHORUS*** C Bb High breeze blowing on the mountain C Where forever she will lay Bb C There she'll rest beside the fountain G C There she'll sleep beneath the clay ***CHORUS***C I've just seen the Rock of Ages G C Jacob's ladder hanged down C I've just crossed the river of Jordan G C Now my son I'm homeward bound