The Old Story in Song ‎#44

44. Waiting, But Working

1 I am thinking today
Of a mansion above,
By the side of the river so fair;
Where the streets are of gold,
And we never grow old,
O the joy of a home over there!

Refrain:
But the Master says, Stay,
There is work here to do,
And he tells me he’ll call by and by;
There are souls to be won
Ere my work shall be done,
And I enter my mansion on high.

2 I am singing the songs
That they sing over there,
I am praising the Lord that I love;
But I long to be free
And his glory to see,
With the blood-washed in heaven above. [Refrain]

3 I’ve a crown over there,
I am longing to wear,
When the burdens of life shall be o’er;
With the crosses all past,
With my loved ones at last,
I shall rest on that heavenly shore. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I am thinking today
• Title: Waiting, But Working
• Author: E. Richmond
• Refrain First Line: But the Master says, Stay
• Publication Date: 1906

Tune Information

• Name: [I am thinking today]
• Composer: C. Austin Miles