Scripture Verse

The Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces. Isaiah 25:8

Introduction

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James M. Black (1856–1938)

Words: Jo­seph F. Ber­ry, Songs of the Soul (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Cran­ston & Cur­tis, 1894).

Music: James M. Black (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Joseph F. Berry
1856–1931

Lyrics

Hear sweet voic­es from above,
Fill thy hands and go with love,
To the wea­ry as they wait, so late;
In the name of Christ your king,
Go and sweet­ly, sweet­ly sing,
Go and wipe their tears away, and pray.

Refrain

Happy voic­es ev­ery­where
Are like an­gels in the air.
’Twas for this that Je­sus came,
There is mu­sic in His name,
In the work He call­eth you, be true.

Cups of wa­ter ye may bear,
And bring an­swer to your pray­er;
Jesus led the mul­ti­tude with good.
How the blind with op­ened eyes
Looked on Him with glad sur­prise!
Love may fix the eyes long dim on Him.

Refrain

Only tell the sto­ry how
Jesus comes to bless you now;
What you do for love is best con­fessed.
Go as Je­sus went to them;
You may find per­chance a gem,
Long to spar­kle in His sight in light.

Refrain