Cat. #0769 (MFH #652) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on May 26, 1969
VERSE 1
When as many takes their vacation
O'er th mounting, lake or th sea
Where they rest from th care an' their worry
What a wonderful time that must be
But it seems like my lot, to be like them
I must toil thru th heat an' th cold
Seeking out th lost sheep in the mount'n
Bringing wanders back to th fold
CHORUS:
When I take my vacation in Heaven
What a wonderful time that will be
Hear th concert of the Heavenly chorus
An' th face of my Saviour I'll see
Sitting down on th bank of th river
Neath th shade of th evergreen tree
When I take my vacation in Heaven
Won't you spend your vacation with me
VERSE 2
Some day I will take my vacation
To th city, John tells about
Where th foudation walls, all so precious
From th gladness of heart, I shall shout
No sight ever witnessed by mortal
Can compare with it's glory up there
Gon'na spend my vacation with Jesus
In th place he's gone on to prepare
VERSE 3
So many takes their vacation
An' return to their home by an' by
When I take my vacation in Heaven
To th glorious home in th sky
There I'll live forever
No wish for elsewhere to be
When I take my vacation in Heaven
Won't you spent your vacation with me