Brother, thou art/ gone be/fore us,

1.

Brother, thou art/ gone be/fore us,

And thy /saintly /soul is/ flown,

Where tears are wiped from /every/ eye,

And/ sorrows /is un-/known;

2.

From the burden /of the flesh,

And from /care and /fear, re/leased,

Where the wicked/ cease from/ troubling,

And the/ weary/ are at /rest.

3.

The toilsome way thou’st/travell’d/o’er

And/ borne the/ heavy/ load

But Christ hath taught thy/ languid/ feet

To/ reach His/ blest a-/bode

4.

Thou art sleeping/ now like/ Lazarus

Up/ on his Father’s/ breast

Where the wicked/ cease from /troubling,

And the /weary/ are at/ rest.

5.

Sin can never/ taint thee/ now

Nor/ doubt thy/ faith as-/ sail;

Nor thy meek trust in/ Jesus/ Christ

And the/ Holy/ Spirit/ fail

6.

And there thou’rt sure to/ meet the/ good,

Whom on/ earth thou/ lovedst /best,

Where the wicked /cease from/ troubling,

And the/ weary /are at /rest.

7.

“Earth to earth” and/ “dust to /dust”

The/ solemn/ priest hath/ said

So we lay the turf a-/ bove thee/ now

And we/ seal thy/ narrow/ bed;

8.

But thy spirit, brother,/ soars a-/ way,

A-/ mong the/ faithful/ blest,

Where the wicked/ cease from /troubling

And the/ weary/ are at /rest.

9.

And when the Lord shall/ summon us

Whom/ thou hast/ left be/ hind

May we, untainted/ by the/ world

As/ sure a/ welcome/ find

10.

May each, like thee, de-/part in/peace

To/ be a/ glorious/ guest

Where the wicked/ cease from/ troubling

And the/ weary/ are at/ rest