Intro
F C A#
F C A# A#m
[Verse]
C Gm
Watching and waiting our whole life through
A# F C
For the moment when we arrive in glory.
Dm7 G7
We’ll be standing before His emerald throne.
A#
O what a day it will be!
C Gm
All tears are gone and suffering ceased,
A# F C
Perfect new life with no earthly strife,
Dm7 Gm7
For we’ve finished the race, run to His embrace.
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O what a day that will be!
F A# C
When we’ve arrived, stunned and surprised,
F A# C
All things resolved in the blink of an eye;
F A# A#m
No more distractions, no sin left to fight.
F A# C F
That first glimpse of Jesus and faith becomes sight.
[Interlude]
F C Dm C/E F A#
F C A# A#m
[Verse]
C Gm
Feel the ground shake, hear thunder roll.
A# F C
See blinding light and seraphim flight.
Dm7 G7
All amazed we will fall, yet the Father will call,
A# C
“Stand, I have made you my own!”
C Gm
G choir with angels, martyrs and saints,
A# F C
Singing His praise, with no end to the day,
Dm7 G7
Shouting “holy, holy, holy” to Almighty God;
A# C
O what a song that will be!
F A# C
When we’ve arrived, stunned and surprised,
F A# C
All things resolved in the blink of an eye;
F A# A#m
No more distractions, no sin left to fight.
F A# C
That first glimpse of Jesus and faith
F A# C
When we’ve arrived, stunned and surprised,
F A# C
All things resolved in the blink of an eye;
F A# A#m
No more distractions, no sin left to fight.
F A#
That first glimpse of Jesus,
F A#
That first glimpse of Jesus,
F A# C F
That first glimpse of Jesus and faith becomes sight.
[Outro]
F C Dm E F C