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SDA Hymnal 208

There'll Be No Dark Valley

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1There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes,
There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes;
There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes
To gather His loved ones home.

RefrainTo gather His loved ones home,
safe home, To gather His loved ones home;
There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes
To gather His loved ones home.

2There'll be no more sorrow when Jesus comes,
There'll be no more sorrow when Jesus comes;
But a glorious morrow when Jesus comes
To gather His loved ones home.

3There'll be songs of greeting when Jesus comes,
There'll be songs of greeting when Jesus comes;
And a joyful meeting when Jesus comes
To gather His loved ones home.

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The verse

Meter: 11.11.11.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 42% of beats fit
Rhyme: AAAB

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Verse 1

There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes,/˘˘˘//˘//˘/11A

There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes;/˘˘˘//˘//˘/11A

There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes/˘˘˘//˘//˘/11A

To gather His loved ones home.˘/˘˘///7B

Verse 2

There'll be no more sorrow when Jesus comes,/˘˘˘//˘//˘/11A

There'll be no more sorrow when Jesus comes;/˘˘˘//˘//˘/11A

But a glorious morrow when Jesus comes˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘/11A

To gather His loved ones home.˘/˘˘///7B

Verse 3

There'll be songs of greeting when Jesus comes,/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/11A

There'll be songs of greeting when Jesus comes;/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/11A

And a joyful meeting when Jesus comes˘˘/˘/˘//˘/10A

To gather His loved ones home.˘/˘˘///7B

Refrain

To gather His loved ones home,˘/˘˘///7A

safe home, To gather His loved ones home;//˘/˘˘///9A

There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes/˘˘˘//˘//˘/11B

To gather His loved ones home.˘/˘˘///7A

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