The struggle for life would soon be over   A young man on his deathbed lay   Here is his head in dying anger   And this what I heard him say      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 wandering 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      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 wandering boy      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 wandering 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 wandering boy