Author—Charles H. Gabriel, 1856–1932 Composer—Charles H. Gabriel, 1856–1932 Meter—10 10. 10 10 with Chorus And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; For the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4 Charles H. Gabriel, one of this country’s most influential and prolific gospel songwriters of the early twentieth century, was born in a prairie shanty on August 18,