1 Now the laborer's task is o'er; Now the battle day is past; Now upon the farther shore Lands the voyager at last. Father, in thy gracious keeping, Leave we now thy servant sleeping. 2 There the tears of earth are dried, There its hidden things are clear, There the work of life is tried By a juster judge than here. Father, in thy gracious keeping, Leave we now thy servant sleeping. 3 There the penitents, that turn To the cross their dying eyes, All the love of Jesus learn At his feet in Paradise. Father, in thy gracious keeping, Leave we now thy servant sleeping. 4 'Earth to earth, and dust to dust,' Calmly now the words we say; Leaving him to sleep, in trust, Till the resurrection-day. Father, in thy gracious keeping, Leave we now thy servant sleeping. (At sea, instead of stanza 4, the following shall be sung:) 5 'Till the sea gives up its dead,' Calmly now the words we say, Laid in ocean's quiet bed Till the resurrection-day: Father, in thy gracious keeping, Leave we now thy servant sleeping.