Beyond the Sound of Weeping

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.

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.

(repeat)

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.

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.