Songs of Free Grace ‎#58

58. I Long to Be There

1 My heav’nly home is bright and fair,
I long to be there,
No pain nor death can enter there,
I long to be there.

Chorus:
Oh! angels, guide me home,
Angels, guide me home,
Angels, guide me home,
I long to be there.
Oh! angels, guide me home,
Angels, guide me home,
Angels, guide me home,
I long to be there.

2 Its glittering tow’rs the sun outshine,
I long to be there,
That heav’nly mansion shall be mine,
I long to be there. [Chorus]

3 My Father’s house is built on high,
I long to be there,
Far, far above the starry sky,
I long to be there. [Chorus]

4 When from this earthly prison free,
I long to be there,
That heav'nly mansion mine shall be,
I long to be there. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: My heav'nly home is bright and fair
• Title: I Long to Be There
• Author: Will. L. Thompson
• Refrain First Line: Oh! angels, guide me home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1883
• Scripture:
  Psalm 55:6
• Copyright: by per.
• Notes: "Oh, that I had wings like a dove, for then would I fly away and be at rest."—Psalm 55: 6.

Tune Information

• Name: [My heav'nly home is bright and fair]
• Composer: Lamartine
• Key: D Major