I was standing by the bedside
Where my fevered mother lay
When she called me close beside her
And these words I heard her say

I’ve just seen the rock of ages
Jacob’s ladder hangin’ down
I’ve just crossed the river of Jordan
Now my son I’m homeward bound

As we gathered all around her
The tears begin to fill our eyes
Then she called me close beside her
Whispered softly her goodbyes

Pine breeze blowin’ on the mountain
Where forever she will lay
There she’ll rest beside the fountain
There she’ll sleep beneath the clay

[1] I was standing by the [^b7] bed-[1]-side
Where my [5] fevered mother [1] lay
When she called me close be-[^b7]-side [1] her
And these [5] words I heard her [1] say

I’ve just seen the rock of ages
Jacob’s ladder hangin’ down
I’ve just crossed the river of Jordan
Now my son I’m homeward bound

As we gathered all around her
The tears begin to fill our eyes
Then she called me close beside her
Whispered softly her goodbyes

Pine breeze blowin’ on the mountain
Where forever she will lay
There she’ll rest beside the fountain
There she’ll sleep beneath the clay