GHS 146 : Face To Face Lyrics
GHS 146, “Face To Face,” is a hymn of anticipated glory, built on the promise found in 1 Corinthians 13:12 that what believers now see only faintly and partially will one day be seen fully, directly, face to face. Written by Carrie E. Breck with music by Grant Colfax Tullar, the hymn contemplates what that moment will be like: beholding Christ with rapture, seeing Him in all His glory, understanding at last the dark things that were puzzling on earth, and rejoicing in His presence with no more grief or pain.
Each stanza holds the present and the future in tension, with the present described through the image of a veil that partially obscures, and the future described as a blissful moment of knowing and being known. This hymn appears as number 146 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 146: Face To Face
- Face to face with Christ, my Saviour, Face to face — what will it be? When with rapture I behold Him, Jesus Christ who died for me!
Face to face I shall behold Him, Far beyond the starry sky; Face to face, in all His glory, I shall see Him by and by!
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Only faintly now I see Him, With the darkling veil between; But a blessed day is coming, When His glory shall be seen.
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What rejoicing in His presence, When are banished grief and pain, When the crooked ways are straightened And the dark things shall be plain.
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Face to face — O blissful moment! Face to face to see and know; Face to face with my Redeemer, Jesus Christ who loves me so!
