We shall sleep, but not for­ev­er,
There will be a glo­ri­ous dawn!
We shall meet to part, no, ne­ver,
On the re­sur­rect­ion morn!
From the deep­est cave of ocean,
From the des­ert and the plain,
From the val­ley and the mount­ain,
Countless throngs shall rise again.

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We shall sleep, but not for­ev­er,
There will be a glo­ri­ous dawn!
We shall meet, to part, no, ne­ver,
On the re­sur­rect­ion morn!

When we see a pre­cious blos­som,
That we tend­ed with such care,
Rudely tak­en from our bo­som,
How our ach­ing hearts des­pair!
Round its lit­tle grave we lin­ger,
Till the set­ting sun is low,
Feeling all our hopes have per­ished,
With the flow­er we cher­ished so.

Refrain

We shall sleep, but not for­ev­er,
In the lone and si­lent grave:
Blessèd be the Lord that tak­eth,
Blessèd be the Lord that gave.
In the bright eter­nal ci­ty,
Death can ne­ver, ne­ver come!
In His own good time He’ll call us,
From our rest, to home, sweet home.

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