1 In the morning when the mist has cleared away,
When I come unto the light of perfect day,
What will be my record when the judgment books unfold,
And the story of my life is told?
Refrain:
When the story of my life is told,
When the judgment leaves of life unfold,
Shall my Savior say, “Well done!”
Or shall He my name disown,
When the story of my life is told?
2 When within His sacred presence I shall stand,
How my soul shall crave a place at His right hand!
O shall life or death for me those record pages hold,
When the story of my life is told? [Refrain]
3 Day by day I form the record of the years;
All I say and do there faithfully appears;
By my fruits I shall be known, He promised me of old,
When the story of my life is told. [Refrain]
Source: Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs for church, Sunday Schools and evangelistic services #138
Ogdon, Ina Duley. (Rossville, Illinois, 1872--May 18, 1964, Toledo, Ohio). Disciples of Christ. Granddaughter of a Methodist minister, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Duley. Married James Ogdon. She wrote: "My father went with my mother to her church after his marriage to her, so I was brought up in the church of the Disciples of Christ." She wrote over three thousand hymns, anthems, cantatas, and miscellaneous verse. Her hymns include "Brighten the corner where you are," 1912; "Carry your cross with a smile," 1916; "My Lord abides;" "When you know Jesus too;" "Tell Jesus;" "Lighten the burden for someone;" "I have been saved," Her first hymn was "Open wide the window." Composer Charles Gabriel wrote, "Loved by thousands who… Go to person page >
My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files