Scripture Verse

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of His people shall He take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. Isaiah 25:8

Introduction

Words: Au­thor un­known, 12th Cen­tu­ry (Di­es il­la, di­es vi­tae). Trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by Her­bert Kyn­as­ton, Oc­ca­sion­al Hymns (Lon­don: R. Clay, Son & Tay­lor, 1862), num­ber 7.

Music: Sail­ing Phi­lip P. Bliss, 1871 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Philip Bliss (1838–1876)

Lyrics

Day of Life, all sor­rows end­ing,
Day when death it­self will die,
All the veil of dark­ness rend­ing
On the mount­ain, on the sky:
Travailed for in all cre­ation
Light shall now no more de­lay,
Crowning pray­er with swift sal­va­tion,
Wiping ev­ery tear away.

O what bliss­ful joy’s en­dear­ing,
Hearts so wea­ry and so sore,
Those who loved His first ap­pear­ing
Now to see and love Him more!
O what rap­ture, O what plea­sure,
Now no world­ly joys to love;
O what sor­row, now no trea­sure
There to find amassed ab­ove!