Lyrics
Verse
Your tears are just temporary relief.
Your tears are just a release of the pain, sorrow, grief.
Your tears are expressions that can't controlled.
A little crying out is alright,
but after awhile you won't have to cry no more;
don't you worry, God's gonna wipe every tear away.
Chorus 1
I won't have to cry no more,
I won't have to cry no more,
I won't have to cry no more
when I reach the other shore.
Pre-Chorus
You promised me joy and peace,
oh what a blessed, sweet relief,
Chorus 2
He's gonna wipe, wipe,
wipe all of my tears away.
Bridge
Weeping may endure for a night,
joy will come in the morning.
Hold on to His unchanging hand,
brand new day is to come.
(Repeat Chorus 2)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Vamp
He's gonna wipe,
wipe,
wipe,
wipe.
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Meaning & Inspiration
This gospel song speaks to grief and promises comfort. The opening verse treats tears as "temporary relief" and a release of pain, sorrow, and grief, while also allowing that "a little crying out is alright." It then points ahead to a day when crying ends, because God is going to wipe every tear away.
The chorus makes that hope personal: "I won't have to cry no more when I reach the other shore." The repeated line about wiping away tears echoes the picture in Revelation 21, where God removes sorrow and pain for good. The pre-chorus recalls a promise of joy and peace and calls it a blessed, sweet relief.
The bridge draws on Psalm 30, saying that weeping may last for a night while joy comes in the morning, and it urges listeners to hold on to God's unchanging hand because a brand new day is coming. The vamp repeats the wiping motion, which ends the song on its central assurance.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 21:4 God wipes away every tear, and death, mourning, and pain are no more.
- Psalm 30:5 Weeping may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning.