WE LONG TO SEE YOUR FACE

WE LONG TO SEE YOUR FACE The crows are cawing before dawn, The nightingales sing songs of praise: O dear Lord, O Lord of grace, We long to see Your divine face! We do not need the walnuts, The golden wheat or maize, O dear Lord, O Lord of grace, We long to see Your divine face! The world is strife, the world deceives, Like fleeting breaths upon the breeze. People suffer, people fight, For worthless things, for dust and chaff. O dear Lord, O Lord of grace, We long to see Your divine face! Whatever you may look upon, First, you find your inner light, What can you ever hope to see While darkness reigns within your heart? O dear Lord, O Lord of grace, We long to see Your divine face! People stray from the true path, Chasing shadows, chasing dreams. Seek, my friend, the one who knows Truth from falsehood, light from schemes. O dear Lord, O Lord of grace, We long to see Your divine face! Days and minutes hurry by, Raise your spirit to the sky. Keep the hungry tongue restrained, Lest your soul be bound and chained. O dear Lord, O Lord of grace, We long to see Your divine face! If you have a faithful friend, And no envy taints your heart, Guard that friend as part of you; Let no quarrel tear you apart. And when the final gathering ends, And your trembling soul awakes Before the mystery beyond the clouds, May rare birds sing for your sake. O dear Lord, O Lord of grace, We long to see Your divine face!