“And there will be no more night; they
need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light” Revelation 22:5
This stanza from the song refers to the above verse from Revelation:
E'en so Lord Jesus, quickly come,
And night shall be no more;
They need no light nor lamp nor sun
For Christ will be their all!
It has been said Paul Manz, the composer of this piece, crafted the perfect blend of text and music. He created it in 1953 during his three-year-old son's serious illness. I'd like to offer a link to a beautiful blog commentary by "Pastor Peters" who writes:This stanza from the song refers to the above verse from Revelation:
E'en so Lord Jesus, quickly come,
And night shall be no more;
They need no light nor lamp nor sun
For Christ will be their all!
It is one of those wonderful intersections of music and words where neither is bigger than the other but both form a piece of what is larger than either -- the message understood in the mind with words but felt in the soul with the notes that speak the same message.
You can read it here (well worth it)
