What Must It Be to Be There!

We talk of the realms of the blessed

That coun­try so bright and so fair

And oft are its glo­ries con­fessed

But what must it be to be there!

Oh

what must it be to be there

Oh

what must it be to be there;

With Je­sus our friend

All eter­ni­ty to spend

Oh

what must it be to be there.

We talk of its path­ways of gold

Its walls decked with jew­els so rare;

Its won­ders and plea­sures un­told

But what must it be to be there!

We talk of its free­dom from sin

From sor­row

temp­ta­tion and care

From tri­als with­out and with­in;

But what must it be to be there!

We talk of its peace and its love

The robes which the glo­ri­fied wear;

The songs of the bless­èd above

But what must it be to be there!