When Sorrows Encompass Me Round

from Ward Street Sessions by Sherman's March to the Sea

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when sorrows encompass me round
and many distresses I see
astonished i cry an a mortal be found
surrounded with troubles like me

few seasons of peace I enjoy
and they are succeeded by pain
if ever a few moments of praise I employ
i have hours and days to complain

oh when will my sorrows subside
oh when will my sufferings cease
oh when to the bosom of christ be conveyed
to the mansions of glory and bliss

may i be prepared for that day
when jesus shall bid me remove
that i may in raptures go shouting away
to the arms of my heavenly love.

immersed in the ocean of love
my soul like an angel shall sing
till christ shall descend with a shout from above
and make all creation to ring

our bodies in dust shall obey
and swifter than thought shall arise
then changed in a moment go shouting away
to mansions of love in the skies

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from Ward Street Sessions, released January 21, 2016

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