There's only one thing that I long for When I reach the heavenly land To see my Jesus in His glory As i go from land to land
There's only one thing that I long for When I reach the heavenly land And i know i know we shall see Him In that sweet oh My Lord please
I'll be so glad to see my mother Who has gone, gone on to that land Oh, but I long to see my Jesus And by His side to stand
Without a father, without a mother I've had to make this journey by myself Sometimes so friendless, heartaches seem endless So many sorrows I have known
But I know my Lord will call me To that mansion in the sky And I shall reign with Him forever In that sweet home by and by, ny and by
So many times my heavy burden Have borne, borne me to my knees But then I prayed, "Oh, blessed Jesus Won't You help me if You please"
And He would hasten to my rescue I no longer have to cry And so I'll keep my Savior with me On my journey, journey to the sky
Well, well, well
Without a father, without a mother I've had to make this journey by myself Sometimes so friendless, heartaches seem endless On my journey, journey to the sky, to the sky