I Want To Go To Heaven - sung by Jack Marti

There is a chord chart available for anyone interested. Just send me your e-mail address.

This song was written and copyrighted by Rick Metcalf in 1981. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Rick says the song was inspired by his reading of the first chapter of the book, Early Writings by Ellen G. White.

There are at least two other people who do this song on You Tube. One is a beautiful rendition by Annie Buell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqOfwJ4Q-g

The other is by my friend, Lladnekj

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgXooFeHvYs

I want to go to Heaven,
And pick a never fading flower,
From the mountain overlooking
The temple of my God.
I want to go to Heaven,
Where all is light and glory,
How I long to be with Jesus!
How I long to be with God!

Sometimes I think
I could stay here no longer.
I feel very lonely here,
For I've seen a better land!
Oh! That I had wings like a dove,
Then would I fly away,
And be at rest.

I want to go to Heaven,
I want to hear the voice of Jesus,
"You have washed your robes in my blood,
And stood stiffly for my truth."
And when I get to Heaven
I'll cast my crown at Jesus feet!
I want to praise His name forever!
He has done so much for me!

Sometimes I think...

I want to go to Heaven,
I want to hear the voice of Jesus,
"I will gird myself and serve you,
For you suffered much for me."
And when I get to Heaven
I want to sit at Jesus' table!
Oh! To eat the fruit of that land,
And to go back to this earth no more!

Sometimes I think...

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[naganokumas]

Please describe Heaven for me.

I know you're not dead yet, and consequently have never been there. But tell me what to expect.

And tell me how you know such.

I hope you don't start by saying that other people, who hadn't experienced being dead, explained it to you. Some of them are dead now, ofcourse, but they said and wrote stuff you've appreciated while they were not yet dead.

I'm interested in accounts by people after their deaths.

To me, Heaven has only been described by the living.

[guitmartiman]

@naganokumas I'll tell you quite frankly, I don't KNOW what to expect other than what it says in The Bible. I believe the Bible to be true, but nothing I can say will prove that to you, so I won't expect you to believe it, unless God reveals it to you.

[jericks06]

Thanks for posting! You said you have the chord chart for this song, any chance I could get a hold of it somehow?

[guitmartiman]

Certainly. All you need to do is message me your e-mail address and I'll send it to you.

[ivan351]

Good job, its a very good song

[Paulo83720]

I´m from Brazil

I want to say: this music is beatiful.

Congratulations

[Paulo83720]

Very good.

Congratulations.

I want to go to heaven, too.

[naganokumas]

@guitmartiman I respect the Bible for its record to convince people to put blinkers on during their lifetimes.

But that's not something to be held in reverence.

Doing homework on its origins reveals much.

What do you know about other points of view?

Thankyou for the song. That's the good thing about being an atheist. You can enjoy anything you like without luggage.

To me, the 'Heaven' and 'Hell' suggestions both sound silly and made up.

Thankyou. And I hope you fare well in your future.

[TheManNTheMirror]

Love the Song,Job Well done God Bless You :)