There was a fair amount of chatting during the first verse.
I did my best to quiet it.

1. These fleeting charms of earth,

   farewell your springs of joy are dry.

My soul now seeks another home,

   a brighter world on high.

2. I'm a long time travelling here below

   I'm a long time travelling away from home.

I'm a long time travelling here below

   to lay this body down.

3. Farewell kind friends whose tender care

   has long engaged my love

Your fond embrace I now exchange

   for other friends above.