10-26-10 Would We Truly Long For Heaven?

Only half of us went to Restmor; Tori stayed home with Josh and Sarah who are still a bit schnotzy, and Levi and Jesse of course were milking. Thankfully, Liz was there with a crew, and so was Val; singing was nice. We did our errands beforehand so went right home after. School meetings, lunch, more school meetings, nap for Joshua, walk, emails, read awhile, then supper prep and prep for the evening. Levi was at Precision from 12-4:30; Dad was home a bit early so we ate in good time and still had time for a walk before brothers began arriving for Men’s Sing. And it was SOO NICE. They were so kind to sing a special request for me, a song that Levi sang in a group last summer. I’d never heard it before and haven’t since; the words are really meaningful and the melody/harmony is beautiful. I am so glad the amateur recording I did turned out well. Brothers were Mike S, Greg B, Steven B, Landon R, Trent K, Greg Bl, Marv W, Dale Ka, G’pa S, Dave K, Levi, Dale K, Kerry B, and William B. ASK came out to enjoy the singing with us; little ones always like when she comes out too!

And…Ben’s creation.

Guests left, evening chores, and beds for all; good night.
Would We Truly Long For Heaven?

Would we truly long for Heaven If this life was perfect here,
If we had no pain or heartache, If we never shed a tear?
If we had no disappointments And our dreams would all come true,
Could we keep that Heav’nly vision And that deep eternal view?

Would we truly long for Heaven If we never gave a sigh,
If the old were always taken, And the young would never die?
If we had no cherished loved ones Waiting at the eastern gate,
Would we truly long for Heaven And reunion that awaits?

Would we truly long for Heaven At the ending of the road,
If our backs were never bleeding From the burden of the load?
If the sun was always shining, If we never felt a gale,
Would we long for Heaven’s Harbour To be safe within the vail?

Would we truly long for Heaven And the bliss of yonder shore,
If we had no loved ones tugging On the line at Heaven’s door?
If our precious fam’ly circle Ne’er was broken here below,
Would we truly long for Heaven Where our loved ones we shall know?

Yes, dear Saviour, we are longing To be safe on Heaven’s shore,
And these trials only make us Long for Heaven more and more.
And we see that You are using Ev’ry trial of each day
As a tug from Heaven’s anchor Just to pull us Heaven’s way.