"Home Up Yonder" lyrics

Lord, when I die
I hope there'll be a place for me
Where the dogwoods bloom
And the river runs free
There'll be no need to cry
And no need to wonder
When I get called on
To my home up yonder

I'd like to find the shade
Of an old oak tree
I can hear her sweet voice
Calling for me
I won't feel no pain
The rain or the thunder
When I get called on
To my home up yonder

When these old bones are tired
And withered away
Lord, I work for you
Some how, some way
I'll go down in a mine
And cut all the lumber
When I get called on
To my home up yonder