Beyond the River

Beyond life’s rag­ing fev­er

Beyond life’s trou­bled dream;

Beyond death’s surg­ing riv­er

Beyond that sull­en stream

The saint shall dwell in glo­ry

In beau­ty fad­ing not;

Oh! Pil­grim

are you pray­ing

That this may be your lot?

Beyond this land of sigh­ing

Where count­less tears are shed

Beyond the sick and dy­ing

Beyond the mol­der­ing dead

Beyond this scene of tri­al

Where heart and flesh do fail;

Beyond the dark­en­ing sha­dows

Beyond the gloo­my vale

Beyond the thought of griev­ing

A kind and gra­cious God;

Beyond the fear of sin­ning

Beyond the chast­en­ing rod

Beyond Earth’s wea­ry bur­den

The cross

the scourge

the rod;

The saint shall dwell in glo­ry

The saint shall dwell with God.