Beyond the sound of weep­ing,
Beyond the sight of tears,
Our dear ones rest for­ev­er
Thro’ God’s eter­nal years;
Ah, sad for us who lin­ger
Where time’s slow sha­dows creep,
And wait the call that giv­eth
To His be­lov­èd sleep.

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Then rest, oh, dear one, rest thee,
Beyond our clasp, and kiss
Where hearts can feel,
Can feel no yearn­ing,
In fair­er worlds than this.
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Where ne­ver part­ing cometh,
Nor ev­er shade of night,
Where sun nor moon is need­ed
In that all-glo­ri­ous light;
Where pain and sin are ban­ished,
And sor­row all has flown,
Where we shall see His glo­ry,
And know as we are known.

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Oh, bless­èd dead that sleep­eth,
So dream­less­ly and deep,
We would not break that slum­ber
Whose wak­ing means to weep;
But safe with Him for­ev­er,
Who wipes all tears away,
We trust our bless­èd sleep­ers,
And wait, and love and pray.

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