Only a little while,
Sowing and reap­ing,
Only a little while,
Our vigil keep­ing;
Then we shall ga­ther home,
No more to se­ver,
Clasped in eter­nal love,
Best, blest for­ev­er.

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Blest, blest for­ev­er,
No more to se­ver,
Clasped in eter­nal love,
Blest, blest for­ev­er.

Only a little while,
Heartbreak and sor­row,
Dark though the night may be,
Cloudless the mo­rrow;
Only a lit­tle while
Earth ties to se­ver,
Then in our Fa­ther land,
Blest, blest for­ev­er.

Refrain

Only a lit­tle while,
Shadow and sad­ness,
Then in eter­ni­ty
Sunshine and glad­ness;
Only a lit­tle while,
Then o’er the ri­ver,
Home, rest and vic­tor palm,
Life, joy for­ev­er.

Refrain