Laudes Domini ‎#582

582. "Lord, tarry not"

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 home!
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 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]

5 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: "Lord, tarry not"
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Refrain First Line: Love, rest and home! Sweet home!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Joshua 1:11
  ;
  Job 7:16
  ;
  Hebrews 4:9
  ;
  Revelation 22:20
  ;
  1 Chronicles 29:15
• Topic: Death

Tune Information

• Name: BEYOND--Chant
• Composer: W. A. Tarbutton
• Key: A♭ Major