***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 -------------------- 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***