Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#334a

334a. When I can Read my Title Clear

1 When I can read my title clear
To mansions in the skies,
I bid farewell to every fear,
And wipe my weeping eyes.

2 Should earth against my soul engage,
And hellish darts be hurled;
Then I can smile at Satan’s rage,
And face a frowning world.

3 Let cares like a wild deluge come,
And storms of sorrow fall,
May I but safely reach my home,
My God, my heaven, my all.

4 There shall I bathe my weary soul
In seas of heavenly rest;
And not a wave of trouble roll
Across my peaceful breast.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: When I can read my title clear
• Title: When I can Read my Title Clear
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (1707)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Eternity
• Notes: First Tune

Tune Information

• Name: LAUD
• Composer: Rev. John Bacchus Dykes, Mus. Doc., 1823-1876 (1862)
• Meter: C. M.