Where They Need No Sun

When my earthly day is waning and my mortal robes I fold,
With the dawning of eternity begun,
I shall enter gates of pearl to walk on streets of shining gold,
In that city where they need no sun.

Refrain

In that city where they need no sun,
When at last my earthly race is run,
I shall see my Savior’s face,
Revel in His love and grace
In that city where they need no sun.

O’er the fields of endless glory I shall wander with delight,
For with sadness and with pain I shall be done.
No more sorrow, no more sickness in that home so pure and bright,
In that city where they need no sun!

Refrain

With the countless blood-washed millions I shall sing beyond the skies
Praise to God and to the Lamb for sinners slain.
As the sound of many waters this triumphant song shall rise
And resound throughout God’s vast domain.

Refrain

Author: Unknown

No clear attribution to a known hymn writer (such as Fanny Crosby, Charles Tindley, or others active in gospel hymnody). The text appears in various 20th-century shape-note and gospel songbooks without a named author; it may be traditional or the work of an anonymous lyricist.