Although this world was a hell to the slave, still he could wait here with patience until the time of death, after which he would see the real home of his inner longing. To the slave heaven was a beautiful, comfortable place beyond the sky. It had golden streets and a sea of glass, upon which angels danced and sang in praise to Him upon the golden throne. There was no sun to burn one in that bright land of never-ending Sabbath. There kindred and friends reunited in the happiest relationships. The slave was poor, hampered, and sorrowful in this world; but in that world above, whose glory falling stars and melting elements would signify in the day of judgment, he would be rich and free to sing, shout, walk, and fly about carrying the news. There he would know no tears or the sorrow of parting, but only rest from toil and care, in the delightful companionship of the heavenly groups. "Dere's no rain to wet you, O, yes, I want to go home. Dere's no sun to burn you, O, yes, I want to go home. O, push along believers, O, yes, I want to go home. Dere's no hard trials, O, yes, I want to go home. Dere's no whips a crackin' O, yes, I want to go home."[86] "Oh de hebben is shinin', shinin', O Lord, de hebben is shinin' full ob love. Oh, Fare-you-well, friends, I'm gwine to tell you all, Gwine to leave you all a-mine eyes to close; De hebben is shinin' full ob love."[87] "How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end."[88] "Yes my mother's goin' to heaven to outshin the sun, An it's way beyon' the moon."[89] "Po' man goin' to heaven, Rich man goin' to hell, For Po' man got his starry crown, Rich man got his wealth."[90] "Well there are sinners here and sinners there, An' there are sinners everywhere, But I thank God that God declare, That there ain't no sinners in heaven."[91] "O join on, join my Lord, Join de heaven wid the angels; O join on, join my Lord, Join de heaven wid de angels."[92] "I'm gwin to keep a climbin' high Till I meet dem angels in de sky. Dem pooty angels I shall see-- Why doan de debbil let a me be? O when I git to heaven goin sit an' tell, Three archangels gwin er ring dem bells Two white angels come a walkin' down, Long white robes an' starry crown. What's dat yonder, dat I see? Big tall angels comin' after me."[93] The following spirituals emphasize what the slave felt that he would do in heaven. "Heaven, heaven, Everybody talkin' bout heaven an' goin' there Heaven, heaven, Goin' to shine all 'round God's heaven."[94] "Oh, I wish I was there, To hear my Jesus' orders, Oh, how I wish I was there, Lord, To wear my starry crown."[95]