SDA Hymnal 464
When I Can Read My Title Clear
Words: Isaac WattsMusic: TraditionalTune: TITLE CLEARC.M.
1When I can read my title clear
To mansions in the skies,
I'll bid farewell to every fear,
And wipe my weeping eyes.
2Should earth against my soul engage,
And fiery darts be hurled,
Then I can smile at Satan's rage,
And face a frowning world.
3Let cares like a wild deluge come,
And storms of sorrow fall!
May I but safely reach my home,
My God, my heav'n, my all.
- Words
- Isaac Watts
- Music
- Traditional
- Tune
- TITLE CLEAR
- Meter
- C.M.
- Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 5:1; 1 Peter 1:4; Romans 8:38-39
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
When I can read my title clear/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
To mansions in the skies,˘/˘˘˘/6B
I'll bid farewell to every fear,////˘/˘/8A
And wipe my weeping eyes.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
Should earth against my soul engage,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And fiery darts be hurled,˘/˘˘/˘/7B
Then I can smile at Satan's rage,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And face a frowning world.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
Let cares like a wild deluge come,///˘//˘/8A
And storms of sorrow fall!˘/˘/˘/6B
May I but safely reach my home,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C
My God, my heav'n, my all.˘/˘/˘/6B
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.