There's only one thing that I long for   When I reach my home on high   To see my Jesus in His glory   And to reign with Him on high      I'll be so glad to see my mother   Who has gone, gone on to that land   Oh, but I long to see my Jesus   And by His side to stand      Without a father, without a mother   I've had to make this journey by myself   Sometimes so friendless, heartaches seem endless   So many sorrows I have known      But I know my Lord will call me   To that mansion in the sky   And I shall reign with Him forever   In that sweet home by and by, ny and by      So many times my heavy burden   Have borne, borne me to my knees   But then I prayed, "Oh, blessed Jesus   Won't You help me if You please"      And He would hasten to my rescue   I no longer have to cry   And so I'll keep my Savior with me   On my journey, journey to the sky      Well, well, well      Without a father, without a mother   I've had to make this journey by myself   Sometimes so friendless, heartaches seem endless   On my journey, journey to the sky, to the sky