Scripture Verse

Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. Isaiah 40:2

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Sun­lit Songs, by John R. Swe­ney, Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick & Hen­ry L. Gil­mour (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1890), num­ber 114.

Music: Or­lan­do Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick
(1838–1921)

Lyrics

Our war­fare will soon be ac­comp­lished,
Its tri­umph we soon shall be­hold,
Eternity’s veil will be lift­ed,
And Ed­en its beau­ty un­fold.

Refrain

Our war­fare will soon be ac­comp­lished,
Before the white throne we shall stand,
And sing hal­le­lujah for­ev­er,
With harps and with palms in our hands.

Our war­fare will soon be ac­comp­lished,
Our ar­mor we soon shall re­sign,
And go, with our tro­phies, to Je­sus,
Like stars in His king­dom to shine.

Refrain

Our war­fare will soon be ac­comp­lished,
The dawn of its end­ing we see,
Already our souls are en­rap­tured
With vi­sions of what we shall be.

Refrain

The Mas­ter our place is pre­par­ing,
And soon from His lips will be heard
The bless­èd Well done, O ye faith­ful,
Now en­ter the joy of your Lord.
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