Chasing every tear away,
Aiding every joy to stay.
"Chide you when you go astray;
Bless you when you kneel to pray;
Lead you, with an unseen hand,
To view the wonders of a land
"Where Peace and Love and Perfect Joy
Tongue cannot name, nor peace destroy!
Shall ever bless the happy band,
As radiant 'round the throne they stand!
"Once there, we'll never part again,
But time, and love while God shall reign.
I cannot, dare not, say farewell;
Where I am now you, too, shall dwell.
"I am gone before your face,
A moment's time, a little space.
When you come where I have stepped
You'll greatly wonder why you wept!
"You'll know by Love Eternal taught
That Heaven is all, that earth is naught.