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, but come!

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

Beyond the ris­ing and the set­ting,
I shall be soon;
Beyond the calm­ing and the fret­ting,
Beyond re­mem­ber­ing and for­get­ting,
I shall be soon.

Refrain

Beyond the ga­ther­ing and the strow­ing
I shall be soon;
Beyond the ebb­ing and the flow­ing,
Beyond the com­ing and the go­ing,
I shall be soon.

Refrain

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

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