Will My Mother Know Me There?

DESCRIPTION: "When I reach my home eternal, Reach that city bright and fair, When I stand among the angels, Will my mother know me there?" The singer is old and worn and fears not being recognized. Finally he concludes that she will know him
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1936 (Sulzer-TwentyFiveKentuckyFolkBallads)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad mother
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sulzer-TwentyFiveKentuckyFolkBallads, p. 17, "Will My Mother Know Me There?" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #11702
ALTERNATE TITLES:
When I Reach My Home Eternal
File: Sulz017A

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