Scripture Verse

The city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it, for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Revelation 21;23

Introduction

Words: So­phia T. Gris­wold, 1877.

Music: George C. Steb­bins (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Gris­wold (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
George C. Stebbins (1846–1945)

Lyrics

If ne­ver the gaze of sun and moon,
On the bless­èd home above,
From whence are its rays of won­drous noon?
Oh! The Lamb is the light there­of.

Refrain

They shall walk in white,
There shall be no night
In the fade­less home above;
And the shout shall ring
As the ran­somed sing,
Oh! The Lamb is the light there­of.

And thus sa­ith the page of Ho­ly Writ
Of the land of song and love,
The glo­ry of God did light­en it,
And the Lamb is the light there­of.

Refrain

Then fol­low Him, till the eye grows dim,
And the soul, as ark-freed dove,
Shall speed away to realms of day,
Where The Lamb is the light there­of.

Refrain