Intro
B F# E
B F# E Em
[Verse]
F# C#m
Watching and waiting our whole life through
E B F#
For the moment when we arrive in glory.
G#m7 C#7
We’ll be standing before His emerald throne.
E
O what a day it will be!
F# C#m
All tears are gone and suffering ceased,
E B F#
Perfect new life with no earthly strife,
G#m7 C#m7
For we’ve finished the race, run to His embrace.
E
O what a day that will be!
B E F#
When we’ve arrived, stunned and surprised,
B E F#
All things resolved in the blink of an eye;
B E Em
No more distractions, no sin left to fight.
B E F# B
That first glimpse of Jesus and faith becomes sight.
[Interlude]
B F# G#m F#/A# B E
B F# E Em
[Verse]
F# C#m
Feel the ground shake, hear thunder roll.
E B F#
See blinding light and seraphim flight.
G#m7 C#7
All amazed we will fall, yet the Father will call,
E F#
“Stand, I have made you my own!”
F# C#m
C# choir with angels, martyrs and saints,
E B F#
Singing His praise, with no end to the day,
G#m7 C#7
Shouting “holy, holy, holy” to Almighty God;
E F#
O what a song that will be!
B E F#
When we’ve arrived, stunned and surprised,
B E F#
All things resolved in the blink of an eye;
B E Em
No more distractions, no sin left to fight.
B E F#
That first glimpse of Jesus and faith
B E F#
When we’ve arrived, stunned and surprised,
B E F#
All things resolved in the blink of an eye;
B E Em
No more distractions, no sin left to fight.
B E
That first glimpse of Jesus,
B E
That first glimpse of Jesus,
B E F# B
That first glimpse of Jesus and faith becomes sight.
[Outro]
B F# G#m A# B C