when i take my vacation

Here so many are taking vacation, To the mountains, the lakes or the sea;
Where they rest from their cares and their worries, What a wonderful time
that must be! But it seems not my lot to be like them, I must toil thru the
heat and the cold, Seeking out the lost sheep on the mountains, Bringing
wanderers back to the fold.
CHORUS
When I take my vacation in
heaven,
What a wonderful time that will
be;
Hearing concerts by the heavenly
Chorus,
And the face of my Savior I’ll see;
Sitting down by the banks of the river;
‘Neath the shade of the ever green tree,
I shall rest from my burdens forever,
Won’t you spend your vacation with me.

Now some day I shall take my vacation
To the city John tells us about;
With
its foundation walls all so precious, Where from gladness of heart I shall shout! O no sights ever witnessed by mortals, Can compare with the glories up there I shall spend my vacation with Jesus, In the place He went on to prepare.

There the weather will always be perfect. Not a cloud shall sweep over
the sky;
and no earthquakes or
cyclones shall threaten, In the land of the “Sweet by and by”;
Soon there’s


going to be an excursion, I am booked for a ride in the air.
You’re invited to
share my vacation, And the feast with
our Bridegroom to share.

Here on earth when we take our vacation, We return to our homes by
and by;
When I take my vacation in
heaven, In those mansions of gold in the sky.
I shall dwell with my Savior
forever, With Him sit on His
Heavenly Throne;
All the days will be
one, long vacation, When my Savior takes me to His home.