The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12888

12888. Beyond The Sound Of Weeping

1 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 beloved" sleep.

Refrain:
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.
In fairer worlds than this.

2 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. [Refrain]

3 Oh, blessed 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 blessed sleepers,
And wait, and love and pray. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Beyond the sound of weeping
• Title: Beyond The Sound Of Weeping
• Author: Elsie Janet French (1903)
• Refrain First Line: Then rest, oh, dear one, rest thee
• Language: English
• Source: The Christian Church Hymnal by Harvey R. Christie (Cincinnati: The Standard Publishing Company, 1906)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Beyond the sound of weeping]
• Composer: H. W. Fairbank
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain