Welcome Home

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
 I think of all the families that have lost a darling one
 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
 Welcome home.