Scripture Verse

There shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4

Introduction

Words: Mrs. T. M. Grif­fin, in Shook’s Song Ev­an­gel­ist (Cleve­land, Ohio & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: S. Brain­ard’s Sons, 1883), num­ber 45.

Music: Win­ni­peg L. B. Shook (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

No day is dark and dreary,
In the land that’s far away;
No one is worn and wea­ry
In the land that’s far away.
No friends are ever part­ed;
No tear is ev­er start­ed;
No one is brok­en heart­ed,
In the land that’s far away.

No trou­ble and no sigh­ing,
In the land that’s far away;
No weep­ing for the dy­ing,
In the land that’s far away;
No lone­ly one for­sak­en;
No soul by sin o’er­tak­en;
No night from which to wak­en,
In the land that’s far away.

No thought or dream of sad­ness,
In the land that’s far away;
The heights are crowned with glad­ness,
In the land that’s far away.
The Fa­ther, with­out mea­sure,
Is pour­ing from His trea­sure
Delight and peace and plea­sure,
In the land that’s far away.