[Verse 1]
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Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face;
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here would we touch and handle things unseen;
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here grasp with firmer hand eternal grace
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and all my weariness upon Thee lean.
[Verse 2]
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Here would I feed upon the bread of God,
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here drink with Thee the royal wine of heav'n;
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here would we lay aside each earthly load,
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here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiv'n.
[Verse 3]
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This is the hour of banquet and of song;
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this is the heav'nly table spread for me;
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here let me feast, and feasting, still prolong
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the brief, bright hour of fellowship with Thee.
[Verse 4]
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Too soon we rise, the symbols disappear;
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the feast, though not the love, is past and done;
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gone are the bread and wine, but Thou art here,
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nearer than ever, still my Shield and Sun.
[Verse 5]
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Feast after feast thus comes, and passes by;
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yet passing, points to the glad feast above;
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giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
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the Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and love.