Here, O my Lord, I see thee

1.
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.

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.
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.

4.
Too soon we rise; the symbols disappear.  
The feast, though not the love, is past and gone.  
The bread and wine remove, but thou art here,
nearer than ever, still my shield and sun.

5.
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.

#465 in Hymnal: A Worship Book

Words:  Horatius Bonar, 1855, Hymns of Faith and Hope, 1857
   Tune:  M. Lee Suitor, 1975, Hymnal Supplement, 1984
                 Music © 1991 M. Lee Suitor
                 Harmonization © 1990 Marilyn Houser Hamm and M. Lee Suitor

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