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SDA Hymnal 427

No Night There

Words: John R. ClementsMusic: H. P. DanksTune: NO NIGHT THEREIrregular

1In the land of fadeless day
Lies "the city foursquare;"
It shall never pass away,
And there is "no night there."

RefrainGod 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."

2All the gates of pearl are made,
In "the city foursquare;"
All the streets with gold are laid,
And there is "no night there."

3And the gates shall never close
To "the city foursquare;"
There life's crystal river flows,
And there is "no night there."

4There they need no sunshine bright,
In "that city foursquare;"
For the Lamb is all the light,
And there is "no night there."

Words: John R. Clements
Music: H. P. Danks
Tune: NO NIGHT THERE
Meter: Irregular
Scripture: Revelation 21:25; Revelation 22:5; Revelation 21:4

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The verse

Meter: 8.6.7.6
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

In the land of fadeless day˘˘/˘???/8A

Lies "the city foursquare;"/˘/˘//6B

It shall never pass away,˘˘/˘/˘/7A

And there is "no night there."˘/˘˘//6B

Verse 2

All the gates of pearl are made,/˘/˘/˘/7A

In "the city foursquare;"˘˘/˘//6B

All the streets with gold are laid,/˘/˘/˘/7A

And there is "no night there."˘/˘˘//6B

Verse 3

And the gates shall never close˘˘/˘/˘/7A

To "the city foursquare;"˘˘/˘//6B

There life's crystal river flows,///˘/˘/7C

And there is "no night there."˘/˘˘//6B

Verse 4

There they need no sunshine bright,/˘/˘///7A

In "that city foursquare;"˘˘/˘//6B

For the Lamb is all the light,˘˘/˘/˘/7A

And there is "no night there."˘/˘˘//6B

Refrain

God shall "wipe away all tears;"/˘/˘///7A

There's no death, no pain, nor fears;/˘/˘/˘/7B

And they count not time by years,˘˘/˘/˘/7B

For there is "no night there."˘/˘˘//6C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.