CAN THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN

I was standing by the window on a cold and cloudy day

1 I was standing by my window,
on one cold and cloudy day,
When I saw the hearse come rolling,
For to carry my Mother away.

Chorus:
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.

2 Oh, I told the undertaker,
"Undertaker please drive slow.
For this body you are carrying,
Lord, I hate to see her go. [Chorus]

3 I will follow close behind her,
try to hold up and be brave;
But I could not hide my sorrow,
When they laid her in her grave. [Chorus]

Source: Standard Songs Of The Church: the complete worship hymnal #355

First Line:	I was standing by the window on a cold and cloudy day
Title:	CAN THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
Notes:	Through an apparent misprint, p. 9 ends with "Can the", which ought to be the first two words of the Refrain, "Can the circle be unbroken", but instead p. 10 picks up on the second page of "Study War No More" (which has no first page, and is not in the table of contents), "burden down by the riverside"…