Hymn

When the Mists Have Cleared Away

When the mists have rolled in splendor

From the beauty of the hills,

And the sunshine, warm and tender,

Falls in kisses on the rills,

We may read love's shining letter

In the rainbow of the spray;

We shall know each other better

When the mists have cleared away.

We shall know as we are known,

Nevermore to walk alone,

In the dawning of the morning,

When mists have cleared away;

In the dawning of the morning,

When the mists have cleared away.

If we err in human blindness,

And forget that we are dust,

If we miss the law of kindness

When we struggle to be just,

Snowy wings of peace shall cover

All the errors of today,

When the weary watch is over,

And the mists have cleared away.

When the mists have ris'n above us,

As our Father knows his own,

Face to face with those that love us,

We shall know as we are known;

Far beyond the orient meadows

Floats the golden fringe of day;

Heart to heart we bide the shadows,

Till the mists have cleared away.

When the Mists Have Cleared Away — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/when-the-mists-have-cleared-away

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote When the Mists Have Cleared Away?

The words of When the Mists Have Cleared Away were written by Annie Herbert; the version here was published in 1908.

Is When the Mists Have Cleared Away public domain?

Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.