Here the labor is so hard and the workers are tired And our weary hearts are longing for a rest And we find we're getting anxious to be in that happy land Where we'll enjoy some peace and happiness Chorus We may look into the skies and tears wil fill our eyes For our weary hearts grow heavy with each day First we cry oh Lord please come,come and take our children home And then we look around us and we say, Chorus The family's scattered here and there but Lord we love them dear And maybe we can help them find the way Well if waiting is the cost well they might not be lost Lord that's the reason why we say, Chorus But wait a little longer please Jesus There's still so many wanderin' out in sin Just a little longer please Jesus Just a few more days to get our loved ones in