1 Sin may leave its mark on me
That no eye but God can see,
But from this I shall be free,
When I awake.
Refrain:
“As for me, as for me,
When I behold His face in righteousness,
I shall be satisfied,
I shall be satisfied,
When I awake,
When I awake in His likeness.”
2 On the rocks of trouble wrecked,
Body bent, but soul erect,
Naught shall fail that I expect,
When I awake. [Refrain]
3 In His robe of righteousness,
My “All-perfect heav’nly dress,”
I with joy shall Him confess,
When I awake. [Refrain]
Source: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #294
Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >
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