Dolly Parton - Welcome Home lyrics

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