Scripture Verse

Having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ. Philippians 1:23

Introduction

portrait
William O. Cushing (1823–1902)

Words: Will­iam O. Cush­ing, 1877.

Music: Ira D. San­key (🔊 pdf nwc).

portrait
Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

I have heard of a land far away,
And its glories no tongue can declare;
But its beauty hangs over the way,
And with Je­sus I long to be there.

Refrain

To be there, to be there,
And with Je­sus, I long to be there;
To be there, to be there,
And with Je­sus, I long to be there.

There are foretastes of Hea­ven below,
There are moments like joys of the blest;
But the splendors no mortal can know,
Of the land where the weary shall rest.

Refrain

In that noontide of glo­ry so fair,
In the gleam of the river of life,
There are joys that the faithful shall share;
O how sweetly they rest from the strife!

Refrain

There the ransomed with Je­sus abide
In the shade of the sheltering fold;
Evermore by Immanuel’s side,
They shall dwell in the glo­ry untold.

Refrain