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. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. There the penitents that turn To the cross their dying eyes, All the love of Jesus learn At His feet in Paradise. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. 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. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. "Earth to earth, and dust to dust," Calmly now the words we say; Left behind, we wait in trust For the resurrection day. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HAPPY WIND by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES THE CROCODILE, FR. ALICE IN WONDERLAND by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON TO THE THAWING WIND by ROBERT FROST NO LONGER COULD I DOUBT HIM TRUE by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 78. BODY'S BEAUTY by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE WORLD'S WAY by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |