I’ve Just Seen The Rock Of Ages

Written by John Brenton Preston

Key of C · Chords: I V VII

Verse 1

    C                 Bb  C
Oh, I was standing by the bedside
      C  G       C
Where my fevered mother lay
                         Bb     C
When she called me close beside her
      G                   C
And I thought I heard her say
     C                  Bb C
I’ve just seen the rock of ages
        G      C
Jacob’s ladder hanging down
     C                      Bb C
I’ve just crossed the river of Jordan
     G           C
Now, my son, I’m homeward bound

Verse 2

Oh, as we gathered by her bedside
Tears begin to fill our eyes
                         Bb     C
Then she called me close beside her
And whispered softly her good-byes

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