O weary pilgrim, lift your head!

About this hymn

As printed As printed: hymn number «1233» (large, left), title «JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING.» centred (condensed capitals with larger initials); under it the epigraph in one line, «"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."—Ps. 30 : 5.»; «MRS. M. M. WEINLAND.» at the left and «E. S. LORENZ.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); no meter, no reference line and no running head are printed. The four stanzas are interlinear, «1.»–«4.» before the lines of system 1 (systems 1–2); the chorus, headed «CHORUS.», is printed once (systems 3–4) and is sung after every stanza. «From "Notes of Victory," by permission.» is printed under the music, above the page number «451». The print sets a thin space before «!», «;» and «:» («head !», «morning ;», «30 : 5»); it is closed up here. Words divided under the notes are joined («wea - ry», «com - eth», «can - not» → «weary», «cometh», «cannot»); each stanza is set in its four verse lines (the print runs two verse lines on each staff line). Stanza 2, verse 3: «yourtears,» is printed without a space; chorus, verse 4: «Butjoy» is printed without a space (see uncertainties.md). Spelling («ev'ry»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source

The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)

Where

Bible Songs — Miscellaneous · No. 1233 · printed page 451

Checked

score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-06

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