Take this message to my mother It will fill her heart with joy Tell her that I've met my saviour God has saved her wand'ring boy The tears and sorrow I have caused her How I wish I could repay But tell her I'll be waiting for her We'll meet in heaven some glad day. ... How she cried when I left her I know it filled her heart with pain She said, "son, please don't leave me For we may never meet again." Take this message to my mother It will fill her heart with joy Tell her that I've met my saviour God has saved her wand'ring boy Years have passed since that parting But I know she waits and prays Soon I'll cross that dark river Please let her know that I was saved. Take this message to my mother It will fill her heart with joy Tell her that I've met my saviour God has saved her wand'ring boy