The Meeting Place

Verse 1

Where the faded flower shall freshen Freshen never more to fade; Where the shaded sky shall brighten, Brighten nevermore to shade; Where the morn shall wake in gladness, And the moon the joy prolong; Where the daylight dies in fragrance, ‘Mid the burst of holy song;—

Chorus

We shall meet and we shall rest ‘Mid the holy and the blest; We shall meet on yonder shore, With the loved ones gone before; We shall meet and we shall rest ‘Mid the holy and the blest.

Verse 2

Where the love that here we lavish On the with’ring leaves of time Shall have fadeless flowers to fix on In an ever spring-bright clime; Where we find the joy of loving As we never loved before— Loving on, unchilled, unhindered— Loving once and evermore;—

Verse 3

Where no shadow shall bewilder, Where life’s vain parade is o’er, Where the sleep of sin is broken, And the dreamer dreams no more; Where the child has found the mother, Where the mother finds the child, Where the loved ones all are gathered That were scattered on the wild;—