Beyond the smiling and the weeping, I shall be soon; Beyond… - Horatius Bonar

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Beyond the smiling and the weeping,
I shall be soon;
Beyond the waking and the sleeping,
Beyond the sowing and the reaping,
I shall be soon!
Love, rest, and home —
Sweet hope! Lord, tarry not, but come!

Horatius Bonar

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Horatius Bonar (December 19, 1808 – May 31, 1889) was a Scottish churchman and poet.

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