| G7 | C | C7 | |
| INTRO: | ... | (Notes to last line of first verse) |
| CHORUS |
| F | C | |
| Take this message to my | mother |
| G7 | |
| It will fill her heart with | joy |
| C | G7 | |
| Tell her that I've met my | Saviour |
| C | |
| God has saved her wand'ring | boy. |
| C | G7 | |
| The tears and sorrow I have | caused her |
| C | |
| How I wish I could re- | pay |
| G7 | |
| But tell her I'll be waiting | for her |
| C | C7 | |
| We'll meet in heaven some glad | day. ... |
| How she cried when I left her |
| I know it filled her heart with pain |
| She said, "Son, please don't leave me |
| For we may never meet again." |
| CHORUS |
| Years have passed since that parting |
| But I know she waits and prays |
| Soon I'll cross that dark river |
| Please let her know that I was saved. |
| CHORUS |