FACE TO FACE

(written by Kenneth Cope)

 

If the earth could give its witness

All creation shout its praise

If the continents and oceans

Spoke to man of their devotion

Would mortals doubt Him so

If all were now made known

 

If the faithless of the ages

Were to feel His healing power

If the eyes and ears He opened

Might be theirs for just a moment

Would it soften hearts of stone

If He were truly known

 

Face to face

So few were in that place

When heaven sent Messiah

To reclaim this fallen race

 

If I could stand atop the mountains

And sound His name in every ear

If I had power to tell His story

Like the angels have before me

Would more sins be swept away

If the world could sense the debt He paid

 

Face to face

I’ll seek Him all my days

He means more than life to me

Death can’t take that away

 

But if I can’t convince a world

Then perhaps I’ll reach a soul

As I tell of how He’s changed me

How I wait for Him to take me—home

Then I’ll worship on my knees

And kiss once wounded feet

 

Though He knows of my praise

One day I’ll tell Him

Face to face

 

© 1991 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)