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With great anticipation he waited at the door |
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His only son was due from overseas |
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For months now he'd been waitin' since he'd gone off to war |
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And his eyes were filled with tears of great relief |
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1st Chorus: |
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Welcome home, son |
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His loving arms held open and his heart so full of love |
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Welcome home, son |
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I've been praying and been hoping and I never did give up |
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I knew that you'd return to me |
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The place where you were meant to be |
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Rest now, for you've been gone too long |
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I heard him say as they embraced |
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"I've waited so long for this day |
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My son, my very own...Welcome home." |
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But a dreary rain was falling while another soldier fell |
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And a mother wakes up cryin' in the night |
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She thought she'd heard him calling in that moment she could tell |
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Her only son had passed into the light |
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2nd Chorus: |
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Welcome home, son |
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His loving arms held open and his heart so full of love |
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Welcome home, son |
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As Jesus stood there glowing, their hands reached out and touched |
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I knew that you'd return to me |
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The place that you were meant to be |
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Rest now, for you've been gone too long |
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As they embraced, I heard him say |
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"I've waited so long for this day |
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My son, my very own...Welcome home." |
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Now I think of all the families that have lost a darling one |
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And I think how Jesus died for all our sins |
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And I think how much God loved us to send his only son |
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To live and die, and then to live again |
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3rd Chorus: |
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Welcome home, son |
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I hear God saying when they nailed Christ to the cross that day |
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Welcome home, son |
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And when he sent his angels to roll that stone away |
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I knew that you'd return to me |
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The place where you were meant to be |
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Rest now, for you've been gone too long |
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I hear God say as they embrace |
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"I've waited so long for this day |
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Well done my faithful son...Welcome home." |
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4th Chorus: |
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Welcome home |
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I hope to hear God sayin when it's my time to go |
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Welcome home |
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While the angel band is playin' and God comes to claim my soul |
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The angels will be singing and joybells will be ringing |
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Rejoicing I'll shout and sing along |
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When there are no more wars to fight |
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And we're all children of the light |
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When the father and the Son say |
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"Welcome home" |
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Tag: |
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Welcome home, welcome home, welcome home |
