Scripture Verse

God shall wipe away all tears. Revelation 7:17

Introduction

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Frederic D. Huntington (1819–1904)

Words: Fred­er­ick D. Hunt­ing­ton, El­im; or Hymns of Ho­ly Re­fresh­ment (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: E. P. Dut­ton, 1866).

Music: Dun­bar Charles W. Dun­bar, 1858 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

There’ll be no night in Heav’n,
In that blest world above;
No anxious toil, no weary hours;
For labor there is love.

Refrain

There’ll be no sorrow there,
There’ll be no sorrow there,
In Heav’n above, where all is love,
There’ll be no sorrow there.

There’ll be no grief in Heav’n,
For life is one glad day,
And tears are those of former things
Which all have passed way.

Refrain

There’ll be no sin in Heav’n;
Behold that blessèd throng,
All holy in their spotless robes,
All holy in their song.

Refrain