Soon this life
will all be over
And our pilgrimage
will end
Soon we'll take
our heavenly journey
Be at home again
with friends
Heaven's gates are
standin' open
Waitin' for our entrance there
Some sweet day
we're goin' over
All the beauties there to share
Just a little while
to stay here
Just a little while to wait
Just a little while to labor
In the path that's
always straight
Just a little more of trouble
in this low and sinful state
Then we'll enter
heaven's portals
Sweepin' through
the pearly gates
Soon we'll meet again
our loved ones
And we'll take them
by the hand
Soon we'll press them
to our bosom
Over in the promised land
Then we'll be
at home forever
Throughout all eternity
What a blessed
blessed mornin'
That eternal morn will be
Just a little while
to stay here
Just a little while to wait
Just a little while to labor
In the path that's
always straight
Just a little more of trouble
in this low and sinful state
Then we'll enter
heaven's portals
Sweepin' through
the pearly gates
Then we'll enter
heaven's portals
Sweepin' through
the pearly gates
Then we'll enter
heaven's portals
Sweepin' through
the pearly gates