The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#618

618. When I Can Read My Title Clear

1 When I can read my title clear
To mansions in the skies,
I bid farewell to ev'ry fear,
And wipe my weeping eyes,
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,
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!
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,
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 (1707)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Last Things: Heaven

Tune Information

• Name: ORTONVILLE
• Composer: Thomas Hastings (1837)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A Major