Only " a little while " sowing and reaping, Only " a little while " our vigil keep-fog; Then shall we gather home, no more to sever, Clasped in eternal love, blest, blest for ever !
Blest, blest for ever I no more to sever : Clasped in eternal love, blest, blest for ever !
2. Only " a little while " heart-break and sorrow, Dark though the night may be, cloudless the morrow ; Only " a little while," earth-ties to sever, Then in our Fatherland, blest, blest for ever !
3. Only " a little while " shadow and sadness, Then in eternity, sunshine and gladness ; Only " a Uttle while," then o'er the river, Home, rest, and victor-palm, life, joy,for ever !