Wait a little longer, please Jesus   There are so many wanderin' out in sin   Just a little longer, please Jesus   A few more days to get our loved ones in      Here the labor is so hard and the workers are so few   We find we're gettin' ready for a rest   And then we find that we're getting anxious just to be in that heavenly home   Where we will find such peace and happiness      Wait a little longer, please Jesus   There are so many wanderin' out in sin   Just a little longer, please Jesus   A few more days to get our loved ones in      Familys scatter everywhere and, Lord, we love them dear   And, maybe, we can help them find the way   But if waiting is the cost then they might not be lost   And that's the only reason why we say      Wait a little longer, please Jesus   There are so many wanderin' out in sin   Just a little longer, please Jesus   A few more days to get our loved ones in