Steer our bark away to the Homeland,
Spread the sails of hope o'er the sea;
Think of all the friends that awaits us,
When anchored safely there we shall be.
Gathering after tears into sunshine,
Gathering after labour into rest j
Hear the ransomed throng shouting forth their joyful song,
Gathering to the mansions of the blest..
Steer our bark away to the Homeland,
On without a fear let us go;
When the port of peace we are nearing,
The blessed harbour lights we shall know.
Gathering after tears into sunshine,
Gathering after labour into rest j
Hear the ransomed throng shouting forth their joyful song,
Gathering to the mansions of the blest..
Bright and fair the hills of the Homeland,
Clad in all the bloom of the spring;
There to Him who loved and redeemed us,
Our joyful, joyful praise we will sing.
Gathering after tears into sunshine,
Gathering after labour into rest j
Hear the ransomed throng shouting forth their joyful song,
Gathering to the mansions of the blest..
Soft the winds that blow from the shore;
Home-land,
Sweet the morn that breaks on the come no more.
Soon we'll meet again our beloved ones,
Where sorrow, pain, and death
Gathering after tears into sunshine,
Gathering after labour into rest j
Hear the ransomed throng shouting forth their joyful song,
Gathering to the mansions of the blest..