Gathering Out Of Tears

Steer our bark away to the homeland,

Spread the sails of hope o'er the sea;

Think of all the friends that await us,

When anchored safely there we shall be.

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Gathering out of tears into sunshine,

Gathering out of labor into rest;

Hear the ransomed throng shouting forth their joy in 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 blessèd harbor lights we shall know.

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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.

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Soft the winds that blow from the homeland,

Sweet the morn that breaks on the shore;

Soon we'll meet again our beloved ones,

Where sorrow's plaintive moan comes no more.

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