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 prayin' and been hopin'

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 fallin'

While another soldier fell

And a mother wakes up cryin' in the night

She thought she'd heard him callin'

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 glowin'

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've lost a darling one

And I think how Jesus died for all their 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 sayin' when they nailed

Christ to the cross that day

"Welcome home, Son"

(Welcome home) 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 singin'

And joy-bells will be ringin'

Rejoicin', 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)

Welcome home