Calmly she fad­ed as fades the sum­mer,
Sweetly she whis­pered, Soon I’ll be there;
Fair was the morn­ing, ear­ly de­part­ed,
Brighter thy noon­day, Heav’n dawns for thee;
So ’twas she fad­ed, as fades the sum­mer,
So ’twas she whis­pered, Heav’n dawns for me.

Sadly around her, warm tears were fall­ing,
Gently to soothe her, kind friends were near;
Sweetly she mur­mured, Cease, cease your weep­ing,
Heav’ns gate is op­en, an­gels are here!
So ’twas she faded, as fades the sum­mer,
So ’twas she whis­pered, An­gels are here.

Calm as the ev­en­ing, clear as the morn­ing,
Bright hopes of glo­ry to her were giv’n;
Earth’s charms were fad­ing, an­gels were sing­ing,
Said she at part­ing, Meet me in Heav’n.
So ’twas she fad­ed, as fades the sum­mer,
So ’twas she whis­pered, Meet me in Heav’n.

Joys of the fu­ture home with her Sav­ior,
Where all is peace­ful for ev­er more;
Smiling and cheer­ful, lisped she to dear ones,
Come to the Sav­ior, Je­sus says come.
So ’twas she faded, as fades the sum­mer,
So ’twas she whis­pered, Je­sus says come.