← We may sleep, but not forever Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 963

We may sleep, but not forever

1

We may sleep, but not forever,There will be a glorious dawn;We shall meet to part, no, never,On the resurrection morn.From the deepest caves of ocean,From the desert and the plain,From the valley and the mountain,Countless throngs shall rise again.

Refrain.

We may sleep, but not forever,There will be a glorious dawn;We shall meet to part, no, never,On the resurrection morn.

2

When we see a precious blossomThat we tended with such careRudely taken from our bosom,How our aching hearts despair.Round the silent grave we lingerTill the setting sun is low,Feeling all our hopes have perishedWith the flower we cherished so.

3

We may sleep, but not forever,In the lone and silent grave;Blessed be the Lord that taketh,Blessed be the Lord that gave.In the bright, eternal city,Death can never, never come;In his own good time he'll call usFrom our rest to home, sweet home.