The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1347

1347. 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, sweet hope!
Lord, tarry not,
Lord, tarry not,
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
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Publication Date: 1886
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 60:20
• Topic: Bible Songs: Reward of Saints

Tune Information

• Name: BEYOND
• Composer: Edwin Barnes
• Key: E♭ Major