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SDA Hymnal 443

There'll Be No Sorrow There

Words: S. Fillmore BennettMusic: S. Fillmore BennettTune: SWEET BY AND BY9.9.9.9 with Refrain

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1There'll be no night in heaven;
In that blest world above;
No anxious toil, no weary hours;
For labor there is love.

2There'll be no grief in heaven;
For life is one glad day,
And tears are those of former things
Which all have passed away.

3There'll be no sin in heaven;
Behold that blessed throng,
All holy in their spotless robes,
All holy in their song.

4There'll be no sorrow there;
There'll be no sorrow there;
In heaven above, where all is love,
There'll be no sorrow there.

Scripture
Revelation 21:4; Revelation 22:5; Revelation 7:16-17

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The verse

Meter
8.6.9.6 · the hymnal prints 9.9.9.9 with Refrain
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 34% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

There'll be no night in heaven;/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
In that blest world above;˘˘//˘/6B
No anxious toil, no weary hours;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C
For labor there is love.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

There'll be no grief in heaven;/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
For life is one glad day,˘/˘///6B
And tears are those of former things˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
Which all have passed away.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

There'll be no sin in heaven;/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
Behold that blessed throng,˘/˘//5B
All holy in their spotless robes,//˘˘˘/˘/8C
All holy in their song.//˘˘˘/6B

Verse 4

There'll be no sorrow there;/˘˘˘/˘/7A
There'll be no sorrow there;/˘˘˘/˘/7A
In heaven above, where all is love,˘/˘˘///˘/9B
There'll be no sorrow there./˘˘˘/˘/7A

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.