1.⁠Now the laborer's task is o'er;
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lauds the voyager at last.
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⁠Father, in thy gracious keeping
⁠Leave we now thy servant sleeping.
⁠(Last verse: )Amen.
2.⁠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.
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3.⁠There the sinful souls, that turn
To the cross their dying eyes,
All the love of Christ shall learn
At his feet in Paradise.
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4.⁠'Earth to earth, and dust to dust,'
Calmly now the words we say;
Left behind, we wait in trust
For the resurrection day.
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