1. What a joy will it be when we meet in the air
Our dear Lord and the saints in glory!
Robed in garments of righteousness, glorious and fair,
How they shine spotless, pure, without sin.

CHORUS
I am longing to be with my Lord Jesus Christ,
He is my King and Lord;
He’s my glory and praise, He’s my song and Delight,
And He’s the spring of joy within my soul.

2. They were hated, disowned by their friends andtheir own,
For the sake of His name and His love;
All their sufferings and pain earned them glory and crown;
They shall reign with Him eternally.

3. They were strangers and pilgrims, they had no abode,
And they looked for a City in Heaven,
New Jerusalem fair and whose builder is God,
Is their home, all prepared by their Lord.

4. As they sing of their Lord from their heart so profound,
Praising Him for His love, pure and true,
All the regions in Heav’n will rejoice and resound,
Giving glory to God and the Lamb.

5. I am Thine, O. my Lord, wholly Thine by a bond,
I will love Thee and serve Thee for e’er;
I can feel in my heart throbs of love which abound
More and more from the throbs of Thy grace.