WHERE IS HEAVEN?
O where is heaven? cried a child.
Is it above, beyond the sky?
Is it above, beyond the clouds?
How shall I find it when I die?
O where is heaven? cried a youth.
It seems so far, so far away.
This world is such a weary waste
For Heaven’s peace I ever pray.
I long to know where heaven is,
Is it the place where angels dwell?
Is it the place where spirits go?
Can mortal man the place foretell.
I’ve searched in vain the place to find—
I’ve sought, I’ve searched for heaven’s door,
I cannot find one trace of it
In modern book, nor ancient lore.
We’re told that heaven is but for those
Who live a life all free from sin.
If this is true, there is no hope—
No one will ever heaven win.
O where is heaven? an old man cried.
Is it above the world’s fierce din?
“A still small voice” then spake to him
To find your heaven, O look within.