Here O My Lord I See Thee Face to Face - Traditional

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

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.

This is the hour of banquet and of song;
This is the heavenly table spread for me;
Here let me feast, and, feasting, still prolong
The brief bright hour of fellowship with Thee.

I have no help but Thine; nor do I need
Another arm save Thine to lean upon;
It is enough, my Lord, enough indeed;
My strength is in Thy might, Thy might alone.

Mine is the sin, but Thine the righteousness;
Mine is the guilt, but Thine the cleansing blood;
Here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace—
Thy blood, Thy righteousness, O Lord my God.

Here O My Lord I See Thee Face to Face lyrics were written by Horatius Bonar and express the soul�s delight in a moment of thin veil between heaven and earth. The song describes the peace that comes from touching and handling things unseen and the temporary setting aside of earthly burdens for the feast of grace. It emphasizes that here is the bread and here is the wine but more importantly here is the Lord Himself. By singing these lyrics the faithful enter into a high-church tradition of Eucharistic adoration finding in the simple elements a direct and transformative encounter with the living God.