Goin' Home (Grandpa's Song)

Goin' home.
I'm goin' home.
Goin' home today.
Jesus gently called while I was sleeping
and I could no longer stay.

I saw His face shinin'
and His hand, it beckoned me
so I held on tight
and I left this place
my Heavenly mansion soon to see.

I'll be with you in your memories
when the tulips bloom in the Spring
each time you taste raspberries
and when you hear the cardinal sing.

Just remember what I taught you
believe in Christ, our Lord 
and when it's time for you to come
I'll wait for you on distant shores.

Trust in God with all of your heart,
live for Him each day
and one day soon He'll come for you,
and then your heart can say,

"Goin' home. 
I'm goin' home.
I'm goin' home, today.
Jesus gently called, while I was sleeping
and now I live with Him each day!"

- T. Bent
05 June 1998