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English: Tharp Cemetery in Wayne County, Iowa, with historical marker about LDS hymn "Come, come ye saints" by William Clayton

Text of the plaque is as follows:

Come, come ye Saints,
no toil nor labor fear;
But with joy wend your way.
Though hard to you this journey may appear,
grace shall be as your day.
'Tis better far for use to strive
Our useless cares from us to drive;
Do this, and joy your hears will swell
All is well! All is well!

The Hymn That Went
Around the World

"Come, Come, Ye Saints" was the
great hymn of the Mormon
migration. It was composed near
here 15 April 1846 by William
Clayton, clerk of the first group of
Latter-day Saints to leave Nauvoo,
Illinois, under the direction of
Brigham Young. These pioneers
crossed Iowa on the trek to the
Valley of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.

First called "All Is Well," this is the
best known of all Mormon hymns. It
buoyed up thousands of pioneers on
their way west. Through translations
it has come to be recognized all
over the world.

in 1837 William Clayton (1814-79)
became one of the earliest converts
to The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in England. He
immigrated to Nauvoo in 1840 and
became a clerk to Joseph Smith. The
hymn was written in response to news
of the birth of a son to his wife,
Diantha, who was still in Nauvoo. It
was set to the music of a popular
English folk tune, "All Is Well."

At the time the hymn was written.
the pioneer camp was located along
the ridge west of Tharp Cemetery.
This ridge divides two branches of
Locus Creek.

Erected by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

and Wayne County Historical Society 1990