When the Goodbyes of Earth Are All Spoken

When our loved ones we greet

In the homes where we meet

And a fore­taste of Heav­en en­joy

Then the good­byes of earth

Put an end to our mirth

And our cir­cle of loved ones de­stroy.

But when earth’s good­byes are all spok­en

And we’re ga­thered around the white throne

Our cir­cle will then be un­brok­en

For there no good­byes are known.

Like the last rays of light

All our joy takes its flight

When with good­byes our loved ones re­move;

But how cheer­ing that day

In the near far away

When the ran­somed will all meet ab­ove.

To the friend­less on earth

Give some joy in their dearth

Bid them share in the plea­sures of home

Till they’ve trea­sures on high

Where we’ll meet by and by

In that last­ing re­un­ion to come.