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Verse 1
In the land of fadeless day, (Isa. 60:19-20)
Lies the city foursquare, (Rev. 21:16)
It shall never pass away,
And there is no night there. (Rev. 21:25, Rev. 22:5)
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God shall wipe away all tears (Isaiah 25:8, Revelation 7:14, Revelation 21:4)
There’s no death, no pain, nor fears; (Rev. 21:4)
And they count not time by years, (Rev. 10:6)
For there is no night there. (Rev. 21:25, Rev. 22:5)
Verse 2
All the gates of pearl are made, (Rev. 21:21)
In the city foursquare, (Rev. 21:16)
All the streets with gold are laid, (Rev. 21:21)
And there is no night there. (Rev. 21:25, Rev. 22:5)
Verse 3
All the gates shall never close, (Rev. 21:25)
To the city foursquare, (Rev. 21:16)
There life’s crystal river flows, (Rev. 22:1-2, Ezek. 47:1-12)
And there is no night there. (Rev. 21:25, Rev. 22:5)
Verse 4
There they need no sunshine bright, (Rev. 21:23)
In that city foursquare, (Rev. 21:16)
For the Lamb is all the light, (Rev. 21:23, Isa. 60:19-20)
And there is no night there. (Rev. 21:25, Rev. 22:5)