Not Lost, But Gone Before

Verse 1

Say, why should friendship grieve for those Who safe arrive on Canaan's shores? Released from all their hurtful foes, They are not lost, but gone before.

Verse 2

How many painful days on earth Their fainting spirits numbered o'er! Now they enjoy a heav'nly birth; They are not lost, but gone before.

Verse 3

Dear is the spot where Christians sleep, And sweet the strain which angels pour; O why should we in anguish weep? They are not lost, but gone before.

Verse 4

On Jordan's bank whene'er we come, And hear the swelling waters roar, Jesus, convey us safely home, To friends not lost, but gone before.