The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7864

7864. I Long To Be There

1 I’ve read of a world of beauty
Where there is no gloomy night,
While love is the mainspring of duty,
And God is the fountain of light.

Refrain:
I long, I long, I long to be there;
I long, I long, I long to be there.

2 I’ve read of its flowing river,
That bursts from beneath the throne,
And beautiful trees that ever
Are found on its banks alone. [Refrain]

3 I long for that world of light,
To breathe in its balmy air,
To walk with the Lamb in white,
And sing with the angels there. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I’ve read of a world of beauty
• Title: I Long To Be There
• Author: S. J. Smucker (1902)
• Refrain First Line: I long, I long, I long to be there
• Language: English
• Source: Church and Sunday School Hymnal, edited by J. D. Brunk (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1902)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I've read of a world of beauty]
• Composer: S. J. Smucker
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain