Far be­yond life’s gloomy por­tals,
Far be­yond earth’s clouds and night;
Lies the land of bright im­mor­tals,
Bathed in liv­ing, shin­ing light.

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Forward, then, with brave en­dea­vor;
Forward, it can not be long
Till the soul shall rest for­ev­er
In the land of love and song.

To that land my feet are wend­ing,
Thro’ the dark and drea­ry day;
But my soul oft­times is blend­ing
With a song that cheers the way.

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Patient be, O heart so low­ly;
Patient be, O soul so sad!
In the end thou shalt find on­ly
Joy, peace, love to make thee glad.

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For the hand of Christ is lead­ing
Thee thro’ all this bor­der land;
And thy feet, tho’ bruised and bleed­ing,
Soon will touch the shin­ing strand.

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