As a New Week Begins

The following is my favorite song of the week so I felt the need to share. I have the CD playing in my car-beautiful words and so true!

Would We Truly Long for Heaven?

Would we truly long for heaven 

If this life was perfect here, 

If we had no pain or heartache, 

If we never shed a tear? 

If we had no disappointments, 

And our dreams would all come true, 

Could we keep that heavenly vision 

And that deep eternal view? 

Would we truly long for Heaven 

If we never gave a sigh, 

If the old were always taken, 

And the young would never die? 

If we had no cherished loved ones 

Waiting at the eastern gate, 

Would we truly long for Heaven 

And reunion that awaits? 

Would we truly long for Heaven 

And the bliss of yonder shore, 

If we had no loved ones tugging 

On the line at Heaven’s door? 

If our precious family circle 

Never was broken here below, 

Would we truly long for Heaven 

Where our loved ones we shall know? 

Would we truly long for Heaven 

At the ending of the road, 

If our backs were never bleeding 

From the burden of the load? 

If the sun was always shining, 

If we never felt a gale, 

Would we long for Heaven’s Harbor 

To be safe within the veil? 

Yes, dear Savior, we are longing 

To be safe on Heaven’s shore, 

And these trials only make us 

Long for Heaven more and more. 

And we see that Thou art using 

Every trial of each day 

As a tug from Heaven’s anchor 

Just to pull us Heaven’s way.

Let us make our lives a "joyful noise" for the Lord this week as we walk on to that wonderful goal!

[This is not from the CD in my car, but was the most legal version for me to upload. :-)]