Lyrics
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:
Some times I think that I could stay here no longer.
I feel very lonely here, for I've seen a better land!
Oh! That I had wings like a dove,
Then would I fly away, and be at rest.
I wanna go to Heaven, I wanna hear the voice of Jesus,
"You have washed your robes in my blood, stood stiffly for my truth."
And when I get to Heaven I'll cast my crown at Jesus feet!
I wanna praise His name forever!
He has done so much for me!
I wanna go to Heaven, I wanna hear the voice of Jesus,
"I will gird myself and serve you, for you suffered much for me."
And when I get to Heaven I wanna sit at Jesus' table!
Oh! To eat the fruit of that land,
To go back to earth no more!
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Meaning & Inspiration
Fountainview Academy’s “I Wanna Go To Heaven” sings of a believer’s longing for the life to come. The imagery of a never-fading flower and a mountain overlooking the temple suggests a creation restored beyond decay. The chorus borrows Psalm 55’s language about wings like a dove, turning restless solitude into a desire for rest in God’s presence. A later verse pictures the voice of Jesus affirming those who have washed their robes in His blood, a theme reminiscent of Revelation’s redeemed multitude. Casting crowns at Jesus’ feet is an act of worship, acknowledging that any reward is owed to Him. The closing image—sitting at Jesus’ table and eating the fruit of that land—portrays heaven as intimate fellowship, not merely a distant place. Throughout, the song holds together present loneliness and future fulfillment, presenting earth as a place of waiting and heaven as the homeland where longing ends.