I shall be soon ! I shall be soon !
Beyond the waking and the sleeping,
Beyond the sowing and the reaping,
I shall be soon ! I shall be soon !
Love, rest, and home !
Sweet, sweet home !
Lord, tarry not ! Lord, tarry not, but come !
2 Beyond the blooming and the fading,
I shall be soon ! I shall be soon !
Beyond the shining and the shading,
Beyond the hoping and the dreading,
I shall be soon ! I shall be soon !
3 Beyond the parting and the meeting,
I shall be soon ! I shall be soon !
Beyond the farewell and the greeting,
Beyond the pulse's fever-beating,
I shall be soon ! I shall be soon !
4 Beyond the frost-chain and the fever,
I shall be soon ! I shall be soon !
Beyond the rock-waste and the river,
Beyond the ever and the never,
I shall be soon ! I shall be soon !