I've a mother over yonder
Waiting on that golden shore
She is looking for my coming
Where sad heartaches come no more
I've a father there beside her
He is waiting to I know
That's the reason I'm gettin' ready
That is why I want to go

That's the reason I'm gettin ready
That is why I want to go
To that city bright eternal
Parting never more to know
What a wondrous, sweet reunion
Where the living waters flow
That's the reason I'm gettin' ready
That is why I want to go

I have brothers, I have sisters
Who have long gone before
They are waiting in a mansion
For my coming to that shore
I have neighbors friends and loved ones
Who will welcome me I know
That's the reason I'm gettin' ready
That is why I want to go

Soon I'll leave this world of sorrow
All my heartaches will be o'er
I shall see my blessed Savior
And His holy name adore
I'll inherit my new mansion
Everlasting peace to know
That's the reason I'm gettin' ready
That is why I want to go

That's the reason I'm gettin ready
That is why I want to go
To that city bright eternal
Parting never more to know
What a wondrous, sweet reunion
Where the living waters flow
That's the reason I'm gettin' ready
That is why I want to go

That's the reason I'm gettin ready
That is why I want to go
To that city bright eternal
Parting never more to know
What a wondrous, sweet reunion
Where the living waters flow
That's the reason I'm gettin' ready
That is why I want to go

That's the reason I'm gettin' ready
That is why I want to go