Here the labor is so hard and the workers are so tired And our weary hearts keep yearning for a rest And we find we're getting anxious to be in that happy land Where we'll receive such peace and happiness But wait a little longer please Jesus There's still so many wand'ring out in sin Just a little longer please Jesus A few more days to get our loved ones in We may look into the skies and the tears will fill our eyes For our burdened hearts grow heavier with each day First we cry oh Lord please come and take your children home But then we look around us and we say Wait a little longer please Jesus There's still so many wand'ring out in sin Just a little longer please Jesus A few more days to get our loved ones in The family's scattered here and there but Lord we love them dear And maybe we can help them find their way But if waiting is the cost that they may not be lost Lord that's the only reason why we say Wait a little longer please Jesus There's still so many wand'ring out in sin Just a little longer please Jesus A few more days to get our loved ones in