• The Song

Uncloudy Day

They tell me of a home far beyond the skies
And they tell me of a home far away
They tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
They tell me of an unclouded day

The land of cloudless days
The land of an unclouded sky
They tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
They tell me of an unclouded day

They tell me of a home where my friends have gone
And they tell me of that land far away
Where the tree of life in eternal bloom
Sheds its fragrance through the unclouded day

They tell me of the King in His beauty there
And they tell me that mine eyes shall behold
Where He sits on a throne that is whiter than snow
In the city that is made of gold

They tell me that He smiles on His children there
And His smile drives their sorrows away
And they tell me that no tears ever come again
In that lovely land of unclouded day

• The Author

Rev. J. Alwood

Alwood was a circuit riding preacher in the American Midwest, and later an elder in the North Ohio Conference of the United Brethren Church.  The most well known accomplishment credited to Josiah was the hymn, “Unclouded Day”.   According to Josiah the idea for the song came about in 1879 while returning from a debate over Christian doctrine.  Early in the morning around 1 a.m. traveling home from the debate Alwood saw “a beautiful rainbow”.      J. K. Alwood was “impressed with the beauty of the heavens”.  There were no clouds in the sky, and a bright moon shone, and an unusual rainbow was in the heavens.  He was inspired to write down some words before he went to bed and wrote the tune in the morning after the event.  “Unclouded Day” is a beautiful song from a man that earnestly sought after God’s heart. Josiah died January 13, 1909 at the age of 80 after serving over 50 years in Christian ministry.