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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. 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 hallowed hour
of fellowship with Thee.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. I have no wisdom
save in Him Who is
My Wisdom and my Teacher
both in One;
No wisdom can I lack
while Thou art wise;
No teaching do I crave
save Thine alone.
6. 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!
7. 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.
8. 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.