Now the laborer’s task is o’er;

Now the battle day is past;

Now upon the farther shore

Lands the voyager at last.

Father, in Thy gracious keeping

Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

There the tears of earth are dried;

There its hidden things are clear;

There the work of life is tried

By a juster Judge than here.

There the Shepherd, bringing home

Many a lamb forlorn and strayed,

Shelters each, no more to roam,

Where the wolf can ne’er invade.

There the sinful souls, that turn

To the cross their dying eyes,

All the love of Christ shall learn

At His feet in Paradise.

There no more the powers of hell

Can prevail to mar their peace;

Christ the Lord shall guard them well,

He Who died for their release.

“Earth to earth, and dust to dust,”

Calmly now the words we say;

Left behind, we wait in trust

For the resurrection day.