"Ellacombe"-
..Arr. by A. Bailey.
When The Clouds Are Rolled Away
"...He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
..." Psa 18:11-12..
"... Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
..." Psa 97:2.
"...He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it..." Job 27:8-9.
OAB
When The Clouds Are Rolled Away
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O! the bright glory we can even now view,
With the clouds rolled away, and all things made new,
God in His great goodness in Heaven above,
It is even then that we rest in His Love..
With The Spirits' descension, His breezes blow;
When Christ's in His Love is brought to us so low;
We then sing His praises, with hearts made anew,
And thus wait in hope of His refreshing dew.
When sometimes we're struggling on life's weary road,
Cast down with sin's burden and death's heavy load;
From these Christ releases, in mercy above,
And shows He's still faithful in Eternal Love.
We live in His beauty of n'er dying Love;
And hope for His Glory forever above.
Where these clouds never come to darken our day,
But we ever shall bask in Heaven's sweet ray.
Out of clouds we view Thee when now dost appear,
Thy presence does save us from our present fear;
- No clouds there to darken, no storms to enfold,
For the Glory that's shining shall ne'er grow old.
-There to sing His praises with immortal tongues
Where clouds are no more, and storms there shall be none
And where rivers Eternal ever shall roll,
And Christ in His Glory we'll know in the whole;
*Copyright 2003
O. Allen Bailey
*This material may be freely copied and distributed but shall not be sold.
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