Oh I Want to See Him

Verse 1
As I jour­ney thro’ the land,
Singing as I go,
Pointing souls to Cal­va­ry—
To the crim­son flow, (Zech. 13:1, John 19:34)
Many ar­rows pierce my soul
From with­out, with­in;
But my Lord leads me on,
Thro’ Him I must win. (I Cor. 15:57)

Chorus
O I want to see Him,
Look upon His face, (Rev. 22:4, Ps. 17:15, I Cor. 13:12, I John 3:2)
There to sing for­ev­er
Of His sav­ing grace; (Eph. 2:5, Eph. 2:8-9)
On the streets of glo­ry (Rev. 21:21)
Let me lift my voice,
Cares all past, home at last, (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11, Rev. 21:4)
Ever to re­joice.

Verse 2
When in serv­ice for my Lord
Dark may be the night, (John 9:4)
But I’ll cling more close to Him,
He will give me light; (Mic. 7:8, John 8:12, Eph. 5:14)
Satan’s snares may vex my soul, (I Tim. 3:7. II Tim. 2:26)
Turn my tho’ts aside;
But my Lord goes ahead, (Num. 14:14, Deut. 1:30, Deut. 31:8, Isa. 45:2, Isa. 52:12)
Leads what­e’er be­tide.

Verse 3
When in val­leys low I look
Tow’rd the mount­ain height, (Ps. 121:1-2)
And be­hold my Sav­ior there,
Leading in the fight, (Ex. 14:14, I Sam. 17:47, II Chron. 20:15)
With a ten­der hand out­stretched
Tow’rd the val­ley low, (Ex. 17:8-13)
Guiding me, I can see,
As I on­ward go.

Verse 4
When before me bil­lows rise
From the mighty deep, (Jonah 2:3)
Then my Lord di­rects my bark;
He doth safe­ly keep, (Ps. 107:29-30)
And He leads me gent­ly on (Isa. 40:11)
Thro’ this world be­low;
He’s a real friend to me, (John 15:14-15)
O I love Him so.