Our Homeland

Just be­yond life’s purp­ling twi­light

And its sun­set gates of gold

Lies a land of won­drous beau­ty

Full of joy and peace un­told.

Blessèd home­land

heav­en­ly home­land

Just be­yond earth’s dark­est night

Where the tree of life is bloom­ing

And the skies are ev­er bright.

Just be­yond life’s moan­ing surg­es

And its bil­lows’ cease­less roll

Hidden from our earth-dimmed vi­sion

Lies the home­land of the soul.

And tho’ hidden by the sha­dows

Glorious sun­shine some­times falls

Radiant gleams of Heav­en’s splen­dor

From its jew­eled jas­per walls.

Just be­yond our wea­ry watch­ing

Just be­yond our doubts and fears

Just be­yond our hopes and long­ings

Just be­yond our pain and tears.

Just be­yond the cur­tain lift­ing

We shall see the glit­ter­ing tow­ers

Of that dist­ant longed for hav­en

In God’s sum­mer­land of flowe­rs.