Out of the sha­dow-land, into the sun­shine,
Cloudless, eter­nal, that fades not away;
Softly and ten­der­ly Je­sus hath called him
Home, where the ran­somed are ga­ther­ing to­day.

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Silently, peace­ful­ly, angels have borne him,
Into the beau­ti­ful man­sions above;
There shall he rest from earth’s toil­ing for­ev­er,
Safe in the arms of God’s in­fi­nite love.

Out of the shadow-land, wea­ry and change­ful,
Out of the val­ley of sor­row and night,
Into the rest of the life ev­er­last­ing,
Into the sum­mer of end­less de­light.

Refrain

Out of the shadow-land, ov­er life’s ocean,
Into the rap­ture and joy of the Lord,
Safe in the Fa­ther’s house, wel­comed by an­gels,
His the bright crown and eter­nal re­ward.

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