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927. We'll Stand the Storm

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

Chorus:
We will stand the storm,
We will anchor by and by, by and by;
We will stand the storm,
We will anchor by and by.

2. Should earth against my soul engage,
And fiery darts be hurled;
Then I can smile at Satan's rage,
And face a frowning world. [Chorus]

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. [Chorus]

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

Text Information
First Line: When I can read my title clear
Title: We'll Stand the Storm
Author: Isaac Watts
Refrain First Line: We will stand the storm
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Home Eternal: Nearing Home
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [When I can read my title clear]
Arranger: T. C. O'Kane
Meter: C. M.
Key: G Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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