When I was but a little child how well I recollect
How I would grieve my mother with my folly and neglect;
And now that she has gone to Heav地 I miss her tender care:
O Savior, tell my mother, I値l be there!

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Tell mother I値l be there, in answer to her prayer;
This message, bless鐡 Savior, to her bear!
Tell mother I値l be there, Heav地痴 joys with her to share;
Yes, tell my darling mother I値l be there.

Though I was often wayward, she was always kind and good;
So patient, gentle, loving when I acted rough and rude;
My childhood griefs and trials she would gladly with me share:
O Savior, tell my mother, I値l be there!

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When I became a prodigal, and left the old rooftree,
She almost broke her loving heart in mourning after me;
And day and night she prayed to God to keep me in His care:
O Savior, tell my mother, I値l be there!

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One day a message came to me, it bade me quickly come
If I would see my mother ere the Savior took her home;
I promised her, before she died, for Heaven to prepare:
O Savior, tell my mother, I値l be there!

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