Ralph Stanley - I've Just Seen the Rock of Ages lyrics

[Verse 1] I was standing by the bedside Where my fevered mother lay When she called me close beside her And I thought I heard her say [Chorus] I've just seen the rock of ages Jacob's ladder hanging down I've just crossed the river of Jordan Now, my son, I'm homeward bound [Verse 2] As we gathered by her bedside The tears begin to fill our eyes Then she called me close beside her And whispered softly her good-byes [Chorus] [Verse 3] Pine trees blowing cross the mountain Where forever she will lay There she'll rest beside the fountain There she'll sleep beneath the clay [Chorus]