[Verse 1]
G C A7
When I was but a little child how well I recollect
D7 G D7
How I would grieve my mother with my folly and neglect
G C A7
And now that she has gone to Heaven I miss her tender care
D7 G
O Savior tell my mother I’ll be there
[Chorus]
G C G
Tell mother I’ll be there in answer to her prayer
D7 G
This message blessed Savior to her bear
C G
Tell mother I’ll be there heaven’s joys with her to share
D7 G
Yes tell my darling mother I’ll be there
[Verse 2]
G C A7
Though I was often wayward she was always kind and good
D7 G D7
So patient gentle loving when my ways were rough and rude
G C A7
My childhood grief’s and trials she would gladly with me share
D7 G
O Savior tell my mother I’ll be there
[Chorus]
G C G
Tell mother I’ll be there in answer to her prayer
D7 G
This message blessed Savior to her bear
C G
Tell mother I’ll be there heaven’s joys with her to share
D7 G
Yes tell my darling mother I’ll be there
[Verse 3]
G C A7
One day a message came to me it bade me quickly come
D7 G D7
If I would see my mother ere the Savior took her home
G C A7
I promised her before she died for heaven to prepare
D7 G
O Savior tell my mother I’ll be there
[Chorus]
C G
Tell mother I’ll be there in answer to her prayer
D7 G
This message blessed Savior to her bear
C G
Tell mother I’ll be there heaven’s joys with her to share
D7 G
Yes tell my darling mother I’ll be there