The memory of your helping hand will buoy me on with hope
Should you go first and I remain, to finish with the scroll
Each thing you've touched along the way, will be a hallowed spot
I want to know each step you take that I may walk the same
No lessening shadows shall ever creep in to make this life seem droll
Earth's toiling ended, oh glory dawning
Should you go first and I remain, one thing I'll have you do
When with our savior, heaven is begun
And in early fall when brown leaves fall, I'll catch a glimpse of you
Beyond the sunset when day is done
Beyond the sunset, oh blissful morning
We've known so much of happiness, we've had our cup of joy
In that fair homeland, we'll know no parting
Should you go first and I remain, for battles to be fought
And memory is one gift of God that death cannot destroy
I'll hear your voice I'll see your smile though blindly I may grope
For someday down that lonely road, you'll hear me call your name
In spring I'll wait for roses red, when fades the lilacs bloom
Walk slowly down that long long path, for soon I'll follow you
