With great antisipation he waited at the door His only son was due from over seas For months now he'd been waitin since he'd gone off to war And his eyes were filled with tears of great relief. Chorus: 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'd return to me The place where you were meant to be Rest now for you've been gone to long. I heard him say as they embraced I've waited so long for this day My son, my very own, welcome home. Well, a dreary rain is fallin where another soldier fell While a mother wakes up cryin in the night She thought she heard him calling, 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 of love Welcome home son as Jesus stood their glowing Their hand reached out and touched I knew that you'd return to me The place that you were meant to be Rest now for youve been gone to 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 families who have lost a darlin one I think how jesus died for all our sins And I think how much god loves us to Send his only son to live and die and then to live again. Welcome home son I hope to hear God saying When it's my time to go Welcome home while the angel band is playing And god comes to claim my soul The angels will be singing and joy bells will be ringing Rejoicing I'll shout and sing along. When their are no more wars to fight And where all children of the light When the father and the son say welcome home. Welcome home, welcome home. Welcome home...
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