***CAPO 2 
 
***INTRO:C5 G5 C5 
 
C5                     Bb5 
I was standing by the bedside 
C5 
Where my fevered mother laid 
                         Bb5     C5 
When she called me close beside her 
           G5                C5 
And these words I heard her say 
 
Chorus -------------
C5 
I've just seen the Rock of Ages 
         G5             C5 
Jacob's ladder hanged down 
C5    
I've just crossed the river of Jordan 
       G5                C5 
Now my son I'm homeward bound
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C5                         Bb5 
As we gathered all around her 
C5 
The tears began to fill our eyes 
                   Bb5     C5 
Then she called me close beside 
 

          G5             C5 
Whispered softly her goodbyes 
 
***CHORUS*** 
C5                          Bb5 
High breeze blowing on the mountain 
C5 
Where forever she will lay 
                         Bb5  C5 
There she'll rest beside the fountain 
             G5                 C5 
There she'll sleep beneath the clay 
 
***CHORUS***