[Verse 1]
Come, come with me to the old churchyard
Eyes are wild on these paths 'neath the soft, green sward
Friends gather there that we once did regard
We will trace out their names in the old churchyard
[Chorus]
Mourn not for them, for their sorrows are o'er
Why weep for those who will weep no more?
For sweet is their sleep, though cold and hard
Their pillows may be in the old churchyard
[Verse 2]
I know that it's fate when our friend depart
To breathe kind words to a broken heart
And I know that the joy of life is marrеd
When we follow those friеnds to the old churchyard
[Chorus]
But we're at rest 'neath yonder tree
Why would you weep, my friends, for me?
I'm so weary and worn, why would you retire?
The peace that I seek in the old churchyard
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Why wait for me? For I'm anxious to go
To that haven of rest where no tears ever flow
And I fear not to enter that dark, lonely tomb
Where our savior has lain and conquered the blue
[Outro]
I rest in the hope that one bright day
Sunshine will burst through these prisons of clay
And Gabriel's trumpet and the voice of the Lord
They will wake up the dead in the old churchyard
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