Cat. #1175 (MFH #356) - As sung by O.B. Campbell, Vinita, Oklahoma on August 9, 1971
VERSE 1
In a little rosewood casket
That is resting on th stand
Is a package of ole letters
Written by a cherished hand
Is a package of ole letters
Written by a cherished hand
VERSE 2
Will you get them for me, Sister
An' please read them o'er to me
For of't times I've tried to read them
But for tears I could not see
VERSE 3
Will you tell him when you see him
Him I never more shall see
Tell him that th sweetest solace
Those dear letters were to me
VERSE 4
When I'm dead an' in my coffin
An' my shroud around me is wound
An' my narra bed is ready
In th pleasant churchyard ground
VERSE 5
Place th letters an' th locket
Both together on my heart
But th little ring he gave me
Never from my finger part
VERSE 6
Now I'm ready dearest Sister
Will you read them o'er again
While I listen to you read them
I will lose all sense of pain
VERSE 7
While I listen to your read them
I shall gently fall asleep
Fall alseep, to wake in Jesus
Sweetest Sister, do not weep
Fall asleep to wake in Jesus
Sweetest Sister, do not weep