Betse Ellis - When Sorrows Encompass Me 'Round Lyrics
When sorrows encompass me 'round, and many distresses I see, astonished I cry: can amortal be found surrounded with troubles like me? Surrounded with troubles like me.Few seasons of peace I enjoy, and they are succeeded by pain… if e'er a few moments ofpraise I employ, I have hours and days to complain. Hours and days to complain. O, whenwill my sorrows subside? O, when will my sufferings cease? O when to the bosom of Christbe conveyed to the mansions of glory and bliss? Mansions of glory and bliss. May I beprepared for that day, when Jesus shall bid me remove… that I may in rapture go shoutingaway to the arms of my heavenly love. Arms of my heavenly love. My spirit to gloryconvey – my body laid low in the ground. I wish not a tear at my grave to be shed, but alljoin in praising around. All join in praising around. No sorrow be vented that day, whenJesus hath called me home. With singing and shouting let each brother say: he's gone fromthe evil to come. Gone from the evil to come. Immersed in the ocean of love, my soul likean angel shall sing, till Christ shall descend with a shout from above, and make all creationto ring. Make all creation to ring. Our bodies in dust shall obey, and swifter than thoughtshall arise, then change in a moment, go shouting away to mansions of love in the skies.Mansions of love…
