“HE SHALL WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR”

Every tear that dims the eye,

Or bedews the careworn cheek,

Will our God, who reigns on high,

With a hand so kind and meek,

Wipe away, nor leave a trace

Of its stain on eye or face.

He alone life's ills can right.

Each His tender pity needs;

None are hidden from His sight;

“Every tear,” the promise reads —

Every tear shall cease to flow,

Cease, likewise, the cause of woe.

O may I in Him confide

While I tread this vale of tears!

Walking closely by His side

He will dissipate my fears,

And when ends the weary strife,

May I share the tearless life!