Pearls of Praise ‎#44

44. I Shall be Soon

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 home;
Blessed Jesus, tarry not,
But come and take me to my Home.

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 meeting,
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]

Text Information

• First Line: Beyond the smiling and the weeping
• Title: I Shall be Soon
• Author: Rev. Horatius Bonar, D. D.
• Refrain First Line: Love, rest, and home
• Publication Date: 1893

Tune Information

• Name: [Beyond the smiling and the weeping]
• Composer: J. J. Jelley