I was standing by the bed side With her fever breaking When she called me close beside her And I thought I heard her say I've just seen the rock of ages Jacob's ladder hanging down I just crossed the river of Jordan Now my son I'm homeward bound As we gathered all around her Tears began to fill her eyes
Then she called me close beside her And softly whispered her goodbye I've just seen the rock of ages… A pine breeze blowing on a mountain Where forever she will lay There she'll rest beside beside the fountain There she'll sleep beneath the clay I've just seen the rock of ages…