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Will the Circle Be Unbroken

By Randy Travis

1,407 views Jul 14, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Randy Travis performs a classic gospel song about grief and hope after the death of a mother. The lyrics describe watching the hearse carry her away, returning to a lonely home, and asking the undertaker to drive slow. The chorus looks forward to a better home in heaven, expressing faith that the family circle will be unbroken in the afterlife. The song brings comfort by acknowledging sorrow while pointing to the promise of eternal life with God.

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I was standing by my window

On a cold and cloudy day

When I saw the hearse come rolling

For to carry my mother away.


Will the circle be unbroken

By and by Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky Lord, in the sky.


Well, I went back home, home was lonely

For my mother she was gone

And all my family there was crying

For out home felt sad and alone.


Will the circle be unbroken

By and by Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky Lord, in the sky.


Undertaker, undertaker, undertaker

Won't you please drive slow

For that lady you are hauling

Lord, I hate to see her go.


Will the circle be unbroken

By and by Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky Lord, in the sky.


There's a better home awaiting

In the sky Lord, in the sky

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