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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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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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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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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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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Welcome home, welcome home, welcome home
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Welcome Home
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| Dolly Parton |
