The Silver Chime ‎#37

37. No Night in Heaven

1 No night shall be in Heav'n--no gathering gloom
Shall o'er that glorious landscape ever come,
No tears shall fall in sadness o'er those flowers
That breathe their fragrance through celestial bow'rs.

2 No night shall be in Heav'n--no dreadful hour
Of mental darkness of the tempter's pow'r,
Across these skies no envious clouds shall roll,
To dim the sunlight of th' enraptured soul.

3 No night shall be in Heav'n. Forbid to sleep,
Those eyes no more their mournful vigils keep,
Their fountains dried, their tears all wiped away,
They gaze undazzled on eternal day.

4 No night shall be in Heav'n--no sorrow's reign,
No secret anguish, no corporeal pain,
No shivering limbs--no burning fever there--
No soul's eclipse--no winter of despair.

5 No night shall be in Heav'n, but endless noon,
No fast declining sun nor waning moon,
But there the Lamb shall yield perpetual light,
'Mid pastures green, and waters ever bright.

Text Information

• First Line: No night shall be in Heav'n--no gathering gloom
• Title: No Night in Heaven
• Publication Date: 1862
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [No night shall be in Heav'n--no gathering gloom]
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.