Beyond the Smiling and the Weeping

Verse 1

Beyond the smiling and the weeping, Beyond the waking and the sleeping, Beyond the sowing and the reaping, I shall be soon. I shall be soon. Love, rest, and Home, sweet Home.

Chorus

Love, rest, and Home, sweet Home. Lord, tarry not, Lord, tarry not, but come, but come.

Verse 2

Beyond the blooming and the fading, Beyond the shining and the shading, Beyond the hoping and the dreading, I shall be soon. I shall be soon. Love, rest, and Home, sweet Home.

Verse 3

Beyond the parting and the meeting, Beyond the farewell and the greeting, Beyond the pulse’s fever beating, I shall be soon. I shall be soon. Love, rest, and Home, sweet Home.