Lyrics
O they tell me of a home far beyond the skies
People share stories about a distant home beyond the skies.
O they tell me of a home far away
There's talk of a home that is far away.
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
References are made to a home where no storm clouds appear.
O they tell me of an unclouded day.
There's mention of a place with a perpetually clear sky, an unclouded day.
Chorus:
Chorus: Highlights the beauty and clarity of the land with no clouds.
O the land of cloudless day
Describes the land with a cloudless day.
O the land of an unclouded sky
Emphasizes the unclouded sky in this special land.
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
Reiterates the idea of a home where storms never occur.
O they tell me of an unclouded day.
Repeats the concept of an unclouded day.
O they tell me of a home where my friends have gone
Mentions a home where the speaker's friends have departed to.
O they tell me of that land far away
Speaks of a distant land where the speaker's acquaintances reside.
Where the tree of life in eternal bloom
Refers to a place where the tree of life blooms eternally.
Sheds its fragrance through the unclouded day.
Describes the fragrance of the tree of life permeating through the unclouded day.
O they tell me of the King in His beauty there
Tells of a King in His beauty reigning in that place.
And they tell me that mine eyes shall behold
Suggests the promise that the speaker's eyes will behold the majestic King.
Where He sits on the throne that is whiter than snow
Describes a throne whiter than snow in a city made of gold.
In that city that is made of gold.
Portrays the grandeur of the city where the throne is located.
O they tell me that He smiles on His children there
Indicates that the King smiles upon His children in that land.
And His smile drives their sorrows all away
States that the King's smile dispels all sorrows of His children.
And they tell me that no tears ever come again
Asserts that no tears will ever be shed again in that lovely land.
In that lovely land of unclouded day.
Emphasizes the absence of sorrow and tears in the unclouded day.
Chorus:
Chorus: Repeats the praise for the land with no clouds and an unclouded sky.
O the land of cloudless day
Reiterates the description of the land with a cloudless day.
O the land of an unclouded sky
Reemphasizes the beauty of the unclouded sky in that land.
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
Reaffirms the idea of a home where storms never rise.
O they tell me of an unclouded day.
Restates the concept of an unclouded day.
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
Reiterates the notion of a home without storm clouds.
O they tell me of an unclouded day.
Repeats the idea of an unclouded day in that special home.
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