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God Shall Wipe All Tears Away

Author: Eben E. Rexford Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: God's word is full of promises Refrain First Line: All tears away, all tears away

[God's word is full of promises]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Daniel E. Lorenz Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 54565 43222 22345 Used With Text: God shall wipe all tears away

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Author: E. E. Rexford Hymnal: Light and Life #40 (1881) First Line: God's word is full of promises Refrain First Line: All tears away, all tears away Lyrics: 1 God's word is full of promises To weary souls of rest and peace; But oh, most sweet of all today, That God shall wipe all tears away. Chorus: All tears away, all tears away, For God shall wipe all tears away; All tears away, all tears away, For God shall wipe all tears away. 2 Here we may bear a heavy cross, Our hearts grow sore with pain and loss; But there in God's eternal day, His hand shall wipe all tears away. [Chorus] 3 Oh, burdened heart, be brave to bear Thy cross awhile--the crown is there! Thy hand within the Father's lay, Until he wipes all tears away. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [God's word is full of promises]

God Shall Wipe All Tears Away

Author: E. E. Rexford Hymnal: Gates of Praise #48 (1884) First Line: God's word is full of promises Refrain First Line: All tears away, all tears away Languages: English Tune Title: [God's word is full of promises]

God Shall Wipe All Tears Away

Author: E. E. Rexford Hymnal: Gates of Praise #48 (1880) First Line: God's word is full of promises Refrain First Line: All tears away, all tears away Languages: English Tune Title: [God's word is full of promises]

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Eben E. Rexford

1848 - 1916 Person Name: E. E. Rexford Author of "God shall wipe all tears away" in Light and Life Rexford, Eben Eugene.M (Johnsburg, New York, July 16, 1848--October 16, 1916, Shiocton, Wisconsin). Horticulturalist and editor of a Wisconsin farm journal. Many of his verses were used to fill empty corners of the journal. He also wrote many books on gardening. Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.), Litt.D. Twenty-five years, organist at First Congregational Church, Shiocton. See: Smith, Mary L.P. (1930). Eben E. Rexford; a biographical sketch. Menasha, Wis., George Banta Pub. Co. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives and Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company. =============== Rexford, Eben Eugene , an American writer, born July 16, 1848, is the author of Nos. 199, 246, 263, 353, in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos), 1878, No. 5, and 456 in the Methodist Sunday School Hymnbook, 1879. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ================ Rexford, E. E. , p. 1587, ii. Additional hymns by this author in common use include:— 1. He saw the wheat fields waiting. Harvest of the World. 2. O where are the reapers. Missions. 3. Rouse up to work that waits for us. Duty. 4. We are sailing o'er an ocean. Life's Vicissitudes. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ================

D. E. Lorenz

1862 - 1941 Person Name: Daniel E. Lorenz Composer of "[God's word is full of promises]" in Light and Life Lorenz, Daniel Edward. (Canal Fulton, Ohio, 1862--February 27, 1941, New York City). Younger brother of Edmund Simon Lorenz. He was a Presbyterian minister in New York City. He took many tours abroad and wrote several travel books. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives