Welcome Home Lyrics by Dolly Parton

0:02With great anticipation he waited at the door

0:15His only son was due from overseas

0:20For months now he'd been waitin' since he'd gone off to war

0:25And his eyes were filled with tears of great relief

0:30Welcome home, son

0:33His loving arms held open and his heart so full of love

0:39Welcome home, son

0:42I've been praying and been hoping and I never did give up

0:48I knew that you'd return to me

0:51The place where you were meant to be

0:54Rest now, for you've been gone too long

0:59I heard him say as they embraced

1:02I've waited so long for this day

1:04My son, my very own

1:08Welcome home

1:10But a dreary rain was falling while another soldier fell

1:18And a mother wakes up cryin' in the night

1:23She thought she'd heard him calling in that moment she could tell

1:28Her only son had passed into the light

1:33Welcome home, son

1:36His loving arms held open and his heart so full of love

1:42Welcome home, son

1:45As Jesus stood there glowing, their hands reached out and touched

1:52I knew that you'd return to me

1:55The place that you were meant to be

1:57Rest now, for you've been gone too long

2:02As they embraced, I heard him say

2:05I've waited so long for this day

2:08My son, my very own

2:11Welcome home

2:14I think of all the families that have lost a darling one

2:22I think how Jesus died for all our sins

2:26And I think how much God loved us to send his only son

2:32To live and die, and then to live again

2:36Welcome home, son

2:39I hear God saying when they nailed Christ to the cross that day

2:46Welcome home, son

2:49And when he sent his angels to roll that stone away

2:55I knew that you'd return to me

2:58The place where you were meant to be

3:00Rest now, for you've been gone too long

3:05I hear God say as they embrace

3:08I've waited so long for this day

3:11Well done, my faithful son

3:14Welcome home

3:17Welcome home

3:19I hope to hear God sayin when it's my time to go

3:25Welcome home

3:28While the angel band is playin' and God comes to claim my soul

3:35The angels will be singing and joybells will be ringing

3:40Rejoicing I'll shout and sing along

3:45When there are no more wars to fight

3:48And we're all children of the light

3:51When the father and the Son

3:53Say, Welcome home

3:57Welcome home

3:59Welcome home

4:02Welcome home

4:04Welcome home.

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