And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there
shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.
There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.
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All the causes of future sorrow shall be for ever
removed (MH)
·
“‘Every tear,’ for they be many; - tears
of bereaved affection, such as Mary, and Martha, and the widow of Nain wept; -
tears of sympathy and mercy, such as Jeremiah and Jesus wept over the sins and
the calamities of Jerusalem; - tears of persecuted innocence, tears of
contrition and penitence for faults and crimes against the goodness and majesty
of heaven; - tears of disappointment and neglect; - tears of yearning for what
cannot now be ours; - these, and whatever others ever course the cheeks of
mortals, shall then be dried forever.” (Seiss)
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