Ray Boltz V1 V2 C V3 C [V1] Bessie can still remember Like it was yesterday She watched her husband, Oliver Kneel in the church and pray That was what she had been hoping for Still she was so surprised Was that a glow upon his face Or just the tears in her eyes [V2] He’d always been a quiet man Everyone saw the change Reaching to take a stranger’s hand Asking to know their name Sunday mornings they’d be in church And after the pastor prayed Year after year with a voice so dear Bessie would hear him say [C] "This is where I met Jesus I heard him calling my name I was so glad to meet Him He was so glad I came" [V3] Oh, how she misses Oliver Now that she lives alone One night while they were sound asleep The angels took her love home Oh, how she cried, there were no goodbyes It seemed he was gone so soon Then one night she heard his voice When she walked into their room