Shake Hands With Mother Again

If I should be living when Jesus comes

Author: W. A. Berry
Tune: [If I should be living when Jesus comes]
Published in 38 hymnals

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Representative Text

1. If I should be living when Jesus comes,
And could know the day and the hour,
I’d like to be standing at mother’s tomb
When Jesus comes in His power.

Refrain
’Twill be a wonderful, happy day,
Up there on the golden strand,
When I can hear Jesus my Savior say,
Shake hands with mother again.

2. I’d like to say, Mother, this is your boy,
You left when you went away;
And now, my dear mother, it gives me great joy
To see you again today. [Refrain]

3. There’s coming a time when I can go home
To meet my loved ones up there;
There I can see Jesus upon His throne
In that bright city so fair. [Refrain]

4. There’ll be no more sorrow or pain to bear
In that home beyond the sky;
A glorious thought when we all get there,
We never will say, goodbye. [Refrain]]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #6014

Author: W. A. Berry

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Text Information

First Line: If I should be living when Jesus comes
Title: Shake Hands With Mother Again
Author: W. A. Berry
Language: English
Refrain First Line: 'Twill be a wonderful happy day

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The Cyber Hymnal #6014

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