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As I Ought To Do

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1 Savior, when my life has ended,
When my work on earth is done,
When the angels have descended,
To convey my spirit home,
May my life be full of beauty,
May I still be true to Thee,
Standing at my post of duty,
When the angels come for me.

Refrain:
When the angels come for me,
I believe that I will see
Spirit forms so bright and fair,
As they hover in the air.

2 Savior, when my feet, so weary,
Reach their journey’s end at last,
Oft the road’s been sad and dreary,
Many dangers I have passed,
May my journey be victorious,
May my life appear to Thee,
Shining as my crown so glorious,
When the angels come for me. [Refrain]

3 Savior, when my loved ones, weeping,
And my friends are drawing near,
Bending low and silence keeping,
That my last words they may hear,
May the life work I have given
On Thine own fair record be
Spotless as my robe in Heaven,
When the angels come for me. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #8459

Author: Rollin C. Ward

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Text Information

First Line: I will work as I ought to work
Title: As I Ought To Do
Author: Rollin C. Ward (1914)
Source: Songs for Jesus No. 5 by Frank M. Graham (Greensboro, GA: 1914)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Blessed Lord, help me thus to do
Copyright: Public Domain

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