Scripture Verse

On no day will [the city’s] gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. Revelation 21:25

Introduction

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Hart P. Danks (1834–1903)

Words: John R. Cle­ments, in Sac­red Songs No. 2, ed­it­ed by Ira D. San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (New York: Big­low & Main, 1899), num­ber 49.

Music: Hart P. Danks (🔊 pdf nwc).

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John R. Clements (1868–1946)

Lyrics

In the land of fade­less day,
Lies the ci­ty four­square,
It shall ne­ver pass away,
And there is no night there.

Refrain

God shall wipe away all tears
There’s no death, no pain, nor fears;
And they count not time by years,
For there is no night there.

All the gates of pearl are made,
In the ci­ty four­square,
All the streets with gold are laid,
And there is no night there.

Refrain

All the gates shall ne­ver close,
To the ci­ty four­square,
There life’s crys­tal ri­ver flows,
And there is no night there.

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There they need no sun­shine bright,
In that ci­ty four­square,
For the Lamb is all the light,
And there is no night there.

Refrain