Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#360

360. We Would See Jesus

1 We would see Jesus; for the shadows lengthen
Across this little landscape of our life;
We would see Jesus, our weak faith to strengthen
For the last weariness, the final strife.

2 We would see Jesus; the great Rock Foundation
Whereon our feet were set by sov'reign grace;
Nor life, nor death, with all their agitation,
Can thence remove us, if we see His face.

3 We would see Jesus; sense is all too binding,
And heaven appears too dim, too far away.
We would see Thee, Thyself our hearts reminding
What Thou hast suffered, our great debt to pay.

4 We would see Jesus; this is all we're needing;
Strength, joy, and willingness come with the sight;
We would see Jesus, dying, risen, pleading;
Then welcome day, and farewell mortal night.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: We would see Jesus; for the shadows lengthen
• Title: We Would See Jesus
• Author: Anna B. Warner, 1820-1915
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Devotional; Inner Life; Old Age; The Christian Way of Life: Aspiration and Consecration
• Notes: Alternate tune: O PERFECT LOVE, No. 524

Tune Information

• Name: CONSOLATION (Mendelssohn)
• Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847
• Key: E♭ Major