[This song was most likely written in relation to the death of his father, Christian Johan Smith. Reference: Memorial, Christian Johan Smith, March 1915. It was published in Herrens Veier in 1920.]

1. Each heart is now rejoicing in heavenly accord.
The light that’s gained through suff’ring brings content from the Lord.
Now Zion’s cloud of witnesses beckons unto me.
With body and with soul I desire with Him to be.

Chorus:
Zion, thou place of peace—
In thee God’s saints shall ever
From all their sorrows cease.

2. By faith I gain a glimpse of the place where Jesus dwells.
My rev’rence is so deep when this thought within me wells.
There holiness is reigning, and love does e’er abide;
There all life’s hidden myst’ries by Him are clarified.

3. Here summer, rain and sunshine, each lovely autumn day,
And winter with its gladness all quickly fade away.
Here parents, children, loved ones are torn apart by death;
Each flower that you care for soon wilts as by a breath.

4. This world and all its glory is but deceit so vain.
We see this, O so clearly; each day God makes it plain.
We therefore gather treasure where no corruption is.
God dwells not in the temp’ral; does it not realize this?