Who Are These Arrayed in White

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Tune from Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 70

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• Source: Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 70
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Tune from A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Use of the Latter Day Saints, 1844, no. 17

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• Martyn, by Simeon Butler Marsh (1798–1875), 1834
  • Copyright: public domain
• Tune from A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Use of the Latter Day Saints, 1844, no. 17
  • Copyright: public domain

Lyrics

• Poet: Charles Wesley (1707–1788), 1745
  • A few sources say one named De Courcy wrote the text. Another source simply gives the initial 'H.'
• Copyright: Public Domain

Lyrics from A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe, 1840

Hymn 40
7 7 7 7 D
1. What are these arrayed in white,
Brighter than the noon-day sun?
Foremost of the sons of light;
Nearest the eternal throne?
These are they that bore the cross,
Nobly for their Master stood;
Sufferers in his righteous cause,
Followers of the dying God,

2. Out of great distress they came,
Washed their robes by faith below,
In the blood of yonder Lamb,
Blood that washes white as snow:
Therefore are they next the throne,
Serve their Maker day and night:
God resides among his own,
God doth in his saints delight.

3. More than conquerors at last,
Here they find their trials o'er;
They have all their sufferings past,
Hunger now and thirst no more:
No excessive heat they feel
From the sun's directer ray;
In a milder clime they dwell,
Region of eternal day.

4. He that on the throne doth reign,
Them the Lamb shall always feed,
With the tree of life sustain,
To the living fountains lead;
He shall all their sorrows chase,
All their wants at once remove,
Wipe the tears from every face,
Fill up every soul with love.

Lyrics from A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Use of the Latter Day Saints, 1844

1. Who are these arrayed in white,
Brighter than the noonday sun?
Foremost of the sons of light;
Nearest the eternal throne?
These are they who bore the cross,
Nobly for their Master stood;
Suff'rers in his righteous cause,
Follow'rs of the dying God.

2. Out of great distress they came,
Washed their robes by faith below,
In the blood of yonder Lamb,
Blood that washes white as snow:
Therefore are they next the throne,
Serve their Maker day and night:
God resides among his own,
God doth in his saints delight.

3. More than conquerors at last,
Here they find their trials o'er;
They have all their suff'rings past,
Hunger now and thirst no more:
No excessive heat they feel
From the sun's directer ray;
In a milder clime they dwell,
Region of eternal day.

4. He who on the throne doth reign,
Them the Lamb shall always feed.
With the tree of life sustain,
To the living fountains lead;
He shall all their sorrows chase,
All their wants at once remove,
Wipe the tears from ev'ry face,
Fill up ev'ry soul with love.

Lyrics from Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 70

1. Who are these arrayed in white,
Brighter than the noonday sun,
Foremost of the sons of light,
Nearest the eternal throne?
These are they that bore the cross,
Nobly for their Master stood,
Suff’rers in His righteous cause,
Foll’wers of the living God.

2. More than conquerors at last,
Here they find their trials o’er;
They have all their suff’rings past,
Hunger now and thirst no more;
No excessive heat they feel
From the sun’s directer ray,
In a milder clime they dwell—
Region of eternal day.

3. He that on the throne doth reign,
His own flock shall always feed,
With the tree of life sustain,
To the living fountains lead;
He shall all their sorrows chase,
All their fears at once remove,
Wipe the tears from ev’ry face,
Fill up ev’ry soul with love.