When I reach my home eternal Reach that city bright and fair When I stand among the angels Will my mother know me there Yes, I know that she will know me In those mansions bright and fair Mother's love can ne'er forget me And I'm sure she'll know me there I have changed with the changing seasons I am bent with toil and care When I stand among the angels Will my mother know me there Yes, I know that she will know me In those mansions bright and fair Mother's love can ne'er forget me And I'm sure she'll know me there [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] All for me my mother wrestled When she used to kneel in prayer Do you think she has forgotten Will my mother know me there Yes, I know that she will know me In those mansions bright and fair Mother's love can ne'er forget me And I'm sure she'll know me there [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Mother's face has been a beacon O'er the sea of deep despair I shall look for her up yonder Will my mother know me there Yes, I know that she will know me In those mansions bright and fair Mother's love can ne'er forget me And I'm sure she'll know me there