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SON EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT
by Harlan Burton
Dad was suffering every day,
And each night when darkness came,
I'd pull my chair close to his bed.
And in the night when he'd awake,
He'd be confused and so afraid,
I can still hear the words Dad would say...
He'd say, "Are you there son? Are you there son?"
I'd say "Yes, Dad." And take his trembling hands in mine.
It always touched my soul. He'd say, "I'm glad you didn't go,
Son, everything is all right."
Then he'd sleep for awhile, but in my mind
I'd go back across many miles,
To those days long ago when I was just a little child.
Sometimes I'd wake in the darkest night,
But Dad would be there by my side,
And say, "Son, everything is all right."
And then one night I heard him pray,
"Father, can I come home today?
Lord you know I'm not afraid anymore to die."
And as I held his trembling hands in mine,
I heard him say it one more time,
"Son, everything is all right."
He'd say, "Are you there son? Are you there son?"
I'd say "Yes, Dad." And take his trembling hands in mine.
It always touched my soul. He'd say, "I'm glad you didn't go,
Son, everything is all right."
On a hill far away, I can hear the Savior say,
"O, it is finished," as he bowed his head and died.
Oh, but there's another sound;
A voice that has no earthly utterance:
"Son, everything is all right."
