Where all is calm and still ;
Where holy joy and gladness
The troubled heart shall fill :
I'm longing for the Homeland,
With golden gates so fair,
That ever stand wide open
To welcome pilgrims there.
2 The home beyond the shadows,
Beyond the crystal sea ;
The home of many mansions,
Where rest remains for me :
I'm waiting, only waiting,
Its hallowed peace to share ;
I long its gates to enter,
With loved ones gathered there.
3 The home beyond the shadows
Hath neither pain nor tears ;
But through its cloudless regions
The Light of Life appears —
Dispelling every sorrow,
Removing every care,
And giving rest eternal
To all who enter there.