Until Then

My heart can sing when I pause to remember,

A heartache here is but a stepping stone.

Along a trail, that’s winding always upward,

This troubled world is not my final  home.

But until then, my heart will go on  singing,

Until then, with joy I’ll carry on,

Until the day my eyes behold the city,

Until the day God calls me home.

The things of earth will dim and lose  their value,

If we recall they’re borrowed for awhile;

And things of earth that cause the heart  to tremble,

Remember there, will only bring a smile.

– Stuart Hamblen