The Cyber Hymnal ‎#499

499. Beyond the Smiling and the Weeping

1. Beyond the smiling and the weeping,
I shall be soon;
Beyond the waking and the sleeping,
Beyond the sowing and the reaping,
I shall be soon.

Refrain
Love, rest, and home!
Sweet, sweet hope!
Lord, tarry not, but come!

2. Beyond the blooming and the fading,
I shall be soon.
Beyond the shining and the shading,
Beyond the hoping and the dreading,
I shall be soon. [Refrain]

3. Beyond the rising and the setting,
I shall be soon;
Beyond the calming and the fretting,
Beyond remembering and forgetting,
I shall be soon. [Refrain]

4. Beyond the gathering and the strowing
I shall be soon;
Beyond the ebbing and the flowing,
Beyond the coming and the going,
I shall be soon. [Refrain]

5. Beyond the parting and the meeting,
I shall be soon;
Beyond the farewell and the greeting,
Beyond the pulse’s fever beating,
I shall be soon. [Refrain]

6. Beyond the frost-chain and the fever,
I shall be soon;
Beyond the rock-waste and the river,
Beyond the ever and the never,
I shall be soon. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Beyond the smiling and the weeping
• Title: Beyond the Smiling and the Weeping
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1849)
• Refrain First Line: Love, rest, and home!
• Language: English
• Source: Quarterly Journal of Prophecy, April 1849
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Beyond the smiling and the weeping]
• Composer: Karl Pomeroy Harrington (1905)
• Incipit: 55567 12343 12355
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain