I
IF I LEAVE THIS WORLD OF SORROW
SOMETIME BEFORE YOU DO
JUST LOOK FOR ME IN HEAVEN
AND WE'LL TALK THE LONG AGES THROUGH
BUT IF AT FIRST YOU FAIL TO SEE ME
LET ME TELL YOU WHERE I'LL BE
THANKING CHRIST MY SAVIOR
FOR SAVING A WRETCH LIKE ME.
II
BUT IF YOU SHOULD REACH THAT CITY
BEFORE MY TIME HAS COME
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO GREET
WHEN MY RACE DOWN HERE IS RUN
JUST WAIT FOR I'LL SOON BE COMING
ACROSS LIFE'S MISTIC SEA
I'LL TELL YOU NOW MY BROTHER
JUST WHERE TO WAIT FOR ME.
CHORUS
DON'T WAIT NEAR THE GATES OF PEARL
DON'T WAIT ON THE STREETS OF GOLD
DON'T WAIT BY THE WALLS OF JASPER
NOR AMONG THE MANY SITES UNTOLD
FOR THE PRECIOUS HOLY ONE TO SEE
AND THERE I'LL BE THROUGH THE COUNTLESS AGES
WAIT FOR ME AT JESUS' FEET.