*** ***INTRO:C I was standing by the bedside Where my fevered mother laid When she called me close beside her And these words I heard her say I've just seen the Rock of Ages Jacob's ladder hanged down I've just crossed the river of Jordan Now my son I'm homeward bound As we gathered all around her The tears began to fill our eyes Then she called me close beside Whispered softly her goodbyes ***CHORUS*** High breeze blowing on the mountain Where forever she will lay There she'll rest beside the fountain There she'll sleep beneath the clay ***CHORUS***