"I long to be" appears in 7 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
I long to be
...And God is the fountain of light.
I long, I long, I long to be there;
I long, I long, I long to be there....
And God is the fountain of light.
I long, I long, I long to be there;
I long, I long, I long to be there.
...He has gone to prepare me a home on high—
Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there!
In that beautiful land,...
He has gone to prepare me a home on high—
Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there!
In that beautiful land,
...Came forth a stranger,
On earth I long to be like Him.
My faithful Savior,...
Came forth a stranger,
On earth I long to be like Him.
My faithful Savior,
...Came forth a stranger,
On earth I long to be like Him.
My faithful Savior,...
Came forth a stranger,
On earth I long to be like Him.
My faithful Savior,
...But its beauty hangs over the way,
And with Jesus I long to be there.
To be there, to be there,...
But its beauty hangs over the way,
And with Jesus I long to be there.
To be there, to be there,
...But its beauty hangs over the way,
And with Jesus I long to be there.
To be there, to be there,...
But its beauty hangs over the way,
And with Jesus I long to be there.
To be there, to be there,
...Thro’ the bright and changeless years;
Oh! I long to be with Jesus,
In the mansions of the blest,...
Thro’ the bright and changeless years;
Oh! I long to be with Jesus,
In the mansions of the blest,
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