Calvary Songs ‎#138

138. Beyond the Smiling and the Weeping

1 Beyond the smiling and the weeping,
I shall be soon;
Beyond the waking and the sleeping,
Beyond the sowing and the reaping,
I shall be soon.

Refrain:
Love, rest and home!
Sweet home, sweet home!
Lord, tarry not, but come,
Lord, tarry not, but come.

2 Beyond the blooming and the fading,
I shall be soon;
Beyond the shining and the shading,
Beyond the hoping and the dreading,
I shall be soon. [Refrain]

3 Beyond the parting and the meeting,
I shall be soon;
Beyond the farewell and the greeting,
Beyond the pulse's fever beating,
I shall be soon. [Refrain]

4 Beyond the frost-chain and the fever,
I shall be soon;
Beyond the rock-waste and the river,
Beyond the ever and the never,
I shall be soon. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Beyond the smiling and the weeping
• Title: Beyond the Smiling and the Weeping
• Author: Rev. H. Bonar, D. D.
• Refrain First Line: Love, rest and home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1875
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Beyond the smiling and the weeping] (Perkins)
• Composer: T. E. Perkins (1875)
• Notes: Now Public Domain.