Verse 1

FOR those we love within the veil, Who once were comrades of our way, We thank Thee, Lord; for they have won To cloudless day;

Verse 2

And life for them is life indeed, The splendid goal of earth’s strait race; And where no shadows intervene They see Thy face.

Verse 3

Not as we knew them any more, Toil worn, and sad with burdened care- Erect, clear eyed, upon their brows Thy Name they bear.

Verse 4

Free from the fret of mortal years, And knowing now Thy perfect will, With quickened sense and heightened joy They serve Thee still.

Verse 5

O fuller, sweeter is that life, And larger, ampler is the air: Eye cannot see nor heart conceive The glory there;

Verse 6

Nor know to what high purpose Thou Dost yet employ their ripened powers, Nor how at Thy behest they touch This life of ours.

Verse 7

There are no tears within their eyes; With love they keep perpetual tryst; And praise and work and rest are one, With Thee, O Christ.

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