When I Take My Vacation In Heaven - Martha Reed Garvin

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Martha Reed Garvin on her Musical Memories TV program, performs "When I Take My Vacation In Heaven" copyright 1925 by Herbert Buffum! I've included the words below so you can sing along!


When I Take My Vacation In Heaven
Words and Music: Herbert Buffum
(4th vs. R.E.Winsett Harmony by R. E. Winsett)


Here so many are taking vacation
To the mountains, the lakes or the sea;
Where they rest from their cares and their worries,
What a wonderful time that must be!
But it seems not my lot to be like them,
I must toil thru the heat and the cold,
Seeking out the lost sheep on the mountains,
Bringing wanderers back to the fold.

Chorus:
When I take my vacation in heaven,
What a wonderful time that will be
Hearing concerts by the heavenly chorus,
And the face of my Savior I'll see
Sitting down by the banks of the river
'Neath the shade of the evergreen tree
I shall rest from my burdens forever,
Won't you spend your vacation with me.

Now some day I shall take my vacation,
To the city John tells us about;
With its foundation walls all so precious,
Where from gladness of heart I shall shout!
O no sights ever witnessed by mortals,
Can compare with the glories up there,
I shall spend my vacation with Jesus,
In the place He went on to prepare.

Chorus

There the weather will always be perfect,
Not a cloud shall sweep over the sky;
And no earthquakes or cyclones shall threaten,
In the land of the "Sweet By and By";
Soon there's going to be an excursion
I am booked for a ride in the air.
You're invited to share my vacation
And the feast with our Bridegroom to share.

Chorus

Here on earth when we take our vacation,
We return to our homes by and by;
When I take my vacation in heaven,
In those mansions of gold in the sky,
I shall dwell with my Savior forever,
With Him sit on His Heavenly Throne;
All the days will be one, long vacation,
When my Savior takes me to His home.

Chorus