Call Not Back The Dear Departed

Call not back the dear departed
Anchored safe where storms are o'er
On the border land we left them
Soon to meet and part no more
Far beyond this world of changes
Far beyond this world of care
We will find our missing loved ones
In our Father's mansion fair

Julia Martin

From the hymn Cease my heart, these earthly clingings, it is the final verse, followed by the refrain:
Call not back the dear departed,
Anchored safe where storms are o’er;
On the border land we left them,
Soon to meet, and part no more.

Refrain:
Far beyond this world of changes,
Far beyond this world of care,
We shall find our missing treasures,
In our Father’s mansion fair.

The Hymn contains a few other popular epitaphs, including from the first verse:
One by One its links are broken,
One by one they pass away.

The full hymn:
Cease, my heart, these earthly clingings,
Life is but a fleeting day;
One by one its links are broken,
One by one they pass away.

Refrain:
Far beyond this world of changes,
Far beyond this world of care,
We shall find our missing treasures,
In our Father’s mansion fair.

Faithful friends around us gather,
Faithful friends our footsteps guide;
But how many more are waiting,
Waiting on the other side.

Call not back the dear departed,
Anchored safe where storms are o’er;
On the border land we left them,
Soon to meet, and part no more.

A beautiful hymn, with the first verse full of pain, and the final verse full of hope.