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With great
anticipation he
waited at the
door
His only son was
due from
overseas
For months now
he'd been waitin
since he'd gone
off to war
And his eyes
were filled with
tears of great
relief
Welcome home son
His loving arms
held open and
his heart so
full of love
Welcome home son
I've been prayin
and been hopin
and I never did
give up
I knew that you
would return to
me, The place
you were meant
to be
Rest now for you
have been gone
too long
I heard him say
as they embraced
I've waited so
long for this
day
My Son, my very
own
Welcome home
But a dreary
rain was fallin
while another
soldier fell
And a Mother
wakes up cryin
in the night
She thought
she'd heard him
callin, In that
moment she could
tell
Her only son had
passed into the
light
Welcome home Son
His loving arms
held open and
his heart so
full with love
Welcome home Son
As Jesus stood
there glowing
Their hands
reached out and
touched
I knew that you
would return to
me, The place
you were meant
to be
Rest now for
you've been gone
too long
I heard him say
as they embraced
I've waited so
long for this
day
My Son, my very
own
Welcome home
I think of all
the families
that have lost a
darling one
And I think how
Jesus died for
all their sins
And I think how
much God loved
us to send his
only Son
To live and die
and then to live
again
Welcome home Son
I hear God say
that when they
nailed a cross
to the cross
that day
Welcome home Son
And when he sent
his Angels to
roll that stone
away
I knew you'd
return to me,
The place you
were meant to be
Rest now for
you've been gone
too long
I heard God say
as they embraced
I've waited so
long for this
day
Well done, my
faithful Son.
Welcome home
Welcome home
I hope to hear
God sayin when
it's my turn to
go
Welcome home
While the Angel
band is playing
when God comes
to claim my soul
The Angels will
be singin and
joybells will be
ringin
Rejoicing, I'll
shout and sing
along
When there are
no more wars to
fight and we're
all children of
the light
When the Father
and the Son say
Welcome home
Welcome home
Welcome home
Dolly Parton
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