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