Accompaniment: https://youtu.be/cT9mXyiD7UcT9mXyiD7Usinger: @shiels3
I wanna go to Heaven/Gusto Kong Pumunta sa Langit
Lyrics by Rick Metcalf
Still trying to figure out who wrote the 3rd verse
Translated by Zeres Shiela Vitto
Verse 1
I wanna go to heaven
And pick a never-fading flower
From the mountain overlooking
The temple of my God
I wanna go to heaven
Where all is light and glory
How I long to be with Jesus
How I long to be with God
Chorus
Sometimes I think that I could stay here no longer
I feel very lonely here for I have seen a better land
O, that I had wings like a dove
Then would I fly away and be at rest
Verse 2
I wanna go to heaven
I wanna hear the voice of Jesus
"You have washed your robe in my blood
Stood stiffly for my truth."
And when I get to heaven
I'll cast my crown at Jesus' feet
I will praise His name forever
For He has done so much for me
Verse 3
I wanna go to heaven
I wanna pledge my love for Jesus
I will gird myself and serve Him
For He suffered much for me
And when I get to heaven
I will sit at Jesus' table
O, to eat the fruit of that land (***Ellen White referred to the fruit of the tree of life***)
To go back to earth no more (***Jesus told Aunty Ellen that those who eat from the tree of life return to earth no more***)
***Zeres Vitto's commentary***
Verse 1
Gusto kong pumunta sa langit
Pumitas ng bulaklak na di kumukupas
Sa bundok na natatanaw
Ang templo ng aking Dios
Gusto kong pumunta sa langit
Na may liwanag at Kal’walhatian
Nais ko’ng makasama si Hesus
Hangad ko’ng makapiling ang Dios
Refrain:
Kung minsa’y di ko na kayang tumigil dito
Dahil nakita ko na ang lupa na mas mainam
O, Kung ako’y may bagwis ng kalapati
Ako ay lilipad at magpapahinga
Verse 2
Gusto kong pumunta sa langit
At dinggin ang sabi ni Hesus
“Nilabhan mo sa ‘king dugo ang ‘yong balabal
Tumayong matatag sa katotohanan.”
At pagdating ko sa langit
I-aalay ko ang aking putong
Sya’y pupurihin ko magpakailanman
Sa daming ginawa N’ya para sa ‘kin
Verse 3
Gusto kong pumunta sa langit
Ipapangako and pag-ibig kay Hesus
Siya ay aking pagsisilbihan
Pagkat nagdusa S’ya para sa ‘kin
At pagdating ko sa langit
Uupo sa hapag ni Hesus
Kakain ng bunga ng puno ng buhay
Di na babalik sa mundong ito
