| Now the laborer’s task is o’er;Now the battle day is past;
 Now upon the farther shore
 Lands the voyager at last.
 Refrain Father, in Thy gracious keepingLeave we now Thy servant sleeping.
 There the tears of earth are dried;There its hidden things are clear;
 There the work of life is tried
 By a juster Judge than here.
 Refrain There the Shepherd, bringing homeMany a lamb forlorn and strayed,
 Shelters each, no more to roam,
 Where the wolf can ne’er invade.
 Refrain There the sinful souls, that turnTo the cross their dying eyes,
 All the love of Christ shall learn
 At His feet in Paradise.
 Refrain There no more the powers of hellCan prevail to mar their peace;
 Christ the Lord shall guard them well,
 He Who died for their release.
 Refrain “Earth to earth, and dust to dust,”Calmly now the words we say;
 Left behind, we wait in trust
 For the resurrection day.
 Refrain |