With great anticipation he waited at the doorHis only son was due from overseasFor months now he'd been waitin' since he'd gone off to warAnd his eyes were filled with tears of great reliefWelcome home, sonHis loving arms held open and his heart so full of loveWelcome home, sonI've been praying and been hoping and I never did give upI knew that you'd return to meThe place where you were meant to beRest now, for you've been gone too longI heard him say as they embraced"I've waited so long for this dayMy son, my very own...Welcome home."But a dreary rain was falling while another soldier fellAnd a mother wakes up cryin' in the nightShe thought she'd heard him calling in that moment she could tellHer only son had passed into the lightWelcome home, sonHis loving arms held open and his heart so full of loveWelcome home, sonAs Jesus stood there glowing, their hands reached out and touchedI knew that you'd return to meThe place that you were meant to beRest now, for you've been gone too longAs they embraced, I heard him say"I've waited so long for this dayMy son, my very own...Welcome home."Now I think of all the families that have lost a darling oneAnd I think how Jesus died for all our sinsAnd I think how much God loved us to send his only sonTo live and die, and then to live againWelcome home, sonI hear God saying when they nailed Christ to the cross that dayWelcome home, sonAnd when he sent his angels to roll that stone awayI knew that you'd return to meThe place where you were meant to beRest now, for you've been gone too longI hear God say as they embrace"I've waited so long for this dayWell done my faithful son...Welcome home."Welcome homeI hope to hear God sayin when it's my time to goWelcome homeWhile the angel band is playin' and God comes to claim my soulThe angels will be singing and joybells will be ringingRejoicing I'll shout and sing alongWhen there are no more wars to fightAnd we're all children of the lightWhen the father and the Son say"Welcome home"Welcome home, welcome home, welcome home