Shadows (EN 6136)

1

When we cross the valley there need be no shadows,

When life’s day is ended and its sorrows o’er;

When the summons comes to meet the blessed Savior,

When we rise to dwell with Him forevermore.

Shadows! no need of shadows

When at last we lay life’s burdens down;

Shadows! no need of shadows!

When at last we gain the victor’s crown.

2

When our loved ones leave us there need be no shadows,

If their faith is fixed in Jesus as their Lord;

For they go to be with Him Who died to save them,

To be with the One Whom they have long adored.

3

When He comes to meet us there need be no shadows,

When He comes in all His glorious array;

When the trump of God shall sound and loved ones waken,

When He leads us onward with triumphant sway.