Worship Supplement ‎#765

765. Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face

1 Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face;
Here would I touch and handle things unseen;
Here grasp with firmer hand the eternal grace,
And all my weariness upon thee lean.

2 Here would I feed upon the bread of God;
Here drink with thee the royal wine of heaven;
Here would I lay aside each earthly load,
Here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiven.

3 Too soon we rise; the vessels disappear;
The feast, though not the love, is passed and gone.
The bread and wine remove, but thou art here--
Nearer than ever--still my Shield and Sun.

4 Feast after feast thus comes and passes by;
Yet, passing, points to the glad feast above,
Giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
The Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and love.

Text Information

• First Line: Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face
• Title: Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face
• Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-89 (cento)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Church: Holy Communion

Tune Information

• Name: FARLEY CASTLE
• Composer (attributed to): Henry Lawes, 1596-1662
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10
• Key: D Major