Dolly Parton - Welcome Home

Lyrics to Welcome Home by Dolly Parton 

With great anticipation he waited at the door His only son was due from overseas For months now he'd been waitin' since he'd gone off to war And his eyes were filled with tears of great relief Welcome home, son His loving arms held open and his heart so full of love Welcome home, son I've been praying and been hoping 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 too long I heard him say as they embraced "I've waited so long for this day My son, my very own...Welcome home." But a dreary rain was falling while another soldier fell And a mother wakes up cryin' in the night She thought she'd 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 there glowing, their hands reached out and touched I knew that you'd return to me The place that you were meant to be Rest now, for you've been gone too long As they embraced, I heard him say "I've waited so long for this day My son, my very own...Welcome home." Now I think of all the families that have lost a darling one And I think how Jesus died for all our sins And I think how much God loved us to send his only son To live and die, and then to live again Welcome home, son I hear God saying when they nailed Christ to the cross that day Welcome home, son And when he sent his angels to roll that stone away I knew that you'd return to me The place where you were meant to be Rest now, for you've been gone too long I hear God say as they embrace "I've waited so long for this day Well done my faithful son...Welcome home." Welcome home I hope to hear God sayin when it's my time to go Welcome home While the angel band is playin' and God comes to claim my soul The angels will be singing and joybells will be ringing Rejoicing I'll shout and sing along When there are no more wars to fight And we're all children of the light When the father and the Son say "Welcome home" Welcome home, welcome home, welcome home