When I See His Face

(construction this into a 3-4 minute song). WHEN I SEE HIS FACE

INTRO — FEMALE, almost whispered

Sometimes I close my eyes
And wonder what that moment will be like
When all I've ever known as faith
Becomes something standing right before my eyes

No more wondering if I heard You
No more reaching through the dark
No more “Lord, are You near me?”
I'll finally see where You are

VERSE 1 — FEMALE

I wonder if I'll recognize the feeling
When the weight of every earthly thing is gone
When every question I've been carrying
Falls silent in the presence of Your throne

Will I remember all the nights I cried?
All the prayers I thought You never heard?
Or will I see they were the very moments
Your mercy was holding every word?

I've spent my whole life looking toward the distance
Trying to imagine heaven's light
But I don't think I'll care about the streets of gold
When I finally look into Your eyes

MALE ENTERS — SOFTLY

And I'll see the hands that reached for me
The hands that bore the scars
The Savior I have trusted without seeing
Standing closer than my heart

FEMALE

And I won't need a single answer
For every road I couldn't understand

BOTH

Because one look into the eyes of Jesus
Will tell me everything His love has planned

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[VERSE 2 — FEMALE, gentle acoustic guitar enters]

And somewhere in that holy morning
I know there will be faces I have missed
People whose names I've whispered through my tears
People I've wished I could embrace again

Maybe I'll hear the sound of someone laughing
Like they did before this world took them away
Maybe I'll recognize the hands I used to hold
And there won't be a goodbye left to say

MALE

No hospital rooms
No final breaths
No empty chairs
No fear of death

FEMALE

No more looking at a photograph
And wishing I could hear their voice

BOTH — softly

Just home.

Finally home.

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[VERSE 3 — FEMALE, piano becomes more expansive]

But if I could choose the first thing I see
It wouldn't be the city shining bright
It wouldn't be the river flowing
Or the tree of life beneath the morning light

It would be Jesus.

Just Jesus.

The One who found me when I wandered
The One who stayed when I was weak
The One whose name I learned to whisper
When I didn't have the strength to speak

And somehow all the years between us
Will disappear in just one breath

Because I've spent this life learning to love You
And then—

I'll finally see Your face.

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MALE — BUILDING

I've heard the stories since I was a child
About a Savior who would come again

FEMALE

I've held onto promises through valleys
I've trusted You when I couldn't see the end

MALE