The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14726

14726. I Shall Be Satisfied

1 If I in Thy likeness, oh Lord, may awake,
And shine a pure image of Thee,
Then I shall be satisfied when I can break
The fetters of flesh and be free.

Refrain:
I shall be satisfied; I shall be satisfied,
I shall be satisfied,
When I awake in Thy likeness.

2 I know this stained tablet must first be washed white,
To let Thy bright features be drawn;
I know I must suffer the darkness of night,
To welcome the coming of dawn. [Refrain]

3 But I shall be satisfied when I can cast
The shadows of nature all by,
When this cold, dreary world from my vision has passed,
To let the soul open her eye. [Refrain]

4 I gladly shall feel the blest morn drawing near,
When time’s dreamy fancy shall fade,
If then in Thy likeness I may but appear,
And rise in Thy beauty arrayed. [Refrain]

5 To see Thee in glory, oh Lord, as Thou art,
From this mortal, perishing clay,
The spirit immortal in peace would depart,
And joyous mount up her bright way. [Refrain]

6 When on Thine image, in me Thou hast smiled,
Within Thy blest mansions, and when
The arms of my Father encircle His child,
Oh, I shall be satisfied then. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: If I in Thy likeness, oh Lord, may awake
• Title: I Shall Be Satisfied
• Author: George Clair Wells (1860)
• Refrain First Line: I shall be satisfied; I shall be satisfied
• Language: English
• Source: The Young People's Chorister (Cincinnati: C. W. Dunbar, 1860)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [If I in Thy likeness, oh Lord, may awake]
• Composer: Matthew Lindsay McPhail
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Triumphant Songs No. 4 by Edwin O. Excell (Chicago: E. O. Excell, 1894)
• Copyright: Public Domain