Redemption Songs ‎#236

236. Looking this Way

1 Over the river faces I see,
Fair as the morning, looking for me:
Free from their sorrow, grief, and despair,
Waiting and watching patiently there.

Refrain:
Looking this way, yes, looking this way;
Lov'd ones are waiting, looking this way;
Fair as the morning, bright as the day,
Dear ones in glory looking this way.

2 Father and mother, safe in that vale,
Watch for the boatman, wait for the sail,
Bearing their lov'd ones over the tide
Into the harbour, near to their side. [Refrain]

3 Brother and sister, gone to that clime,
Wait for the others, coming sometime:
Safe with the angels, whiter than snow,
Watching for dear ones waiting below. [Refrain]

4 Sweet little darling, light of the home,
Looking for some one, beckoning come;
Bright as a sunbeam, pure as the dew,
Anxiously looking, mother, for you. [Refrain]

5 Jesus the Saviour, bright morning star,
Looking for lost ones straying afar;
Hear the glad message, why will you roam?
Jesus is calling, 'Sinner, come home.' [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Over the river faces I see
• Title: Looking this Way
• Author: J. W. Van de Venter
• Refrain First Line: Looking this way, yes, looking this way
• Meter: 9.9.9.9. d
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Warning and Entreaty
• Copyright: Copyright by the Charles M. Alexander Copyrights Trust

Tune Information

• Name: LOOKING THIS WAY
• Composer: J. W. Van de Venter
• Meter: 9.9.9.9. d
• Copyright: Copyright by the Charles M. Alexander Copyrights Trust