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SDA Hymnal 206

Face to Face

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1Face to face with Christ my Savior,
Face to face, what will it be,
When with rapture I behold Him,
Jesus Christ, who died for me?

RefrainFace to face shall I behold Him,
Far beyond the starry sky;
Face to face in all His glory,
I shall see Him by and by!

2Only faintly now I see Him,
With the darkening veil between,
But a blessed day is coming,
When His glory shall be seen.

3What rejoicing in His presence,
When are banished grief and pain;
When the crooked ways are straight,
And the dark things shall be plain!

4Face to face! oh, blissful moment!
Face to face - to see and know;
Face to face with my Redeemer,
Jesus Christ, who loves me so.

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

Face to face with Christ my Savior,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Face to face, what will it be,/˘/˘˘˘˘7B

When with rapture I behold Him,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8C

Jesus Christ, who died for me?/˘/˘/˘˘7B

Verse 2

Only faintly now I see Him,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

With the darkening veil between,˘˘/˘˘/˘/8B

But a blessed day is coming,˘˘//˘/˘7C

When His glory shall be seen./˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 3

What rejoicing in His presence,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8A

When are banished grief and pain;/˘/˘/˘/7B

When the crooked ways are straight,/˘/˘/˘/7C

And the dark things shall be plain!˘˘//˘˘/7B

Verse 4

Face to face! oh, blissful moment!/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Face to face - to see and know;/˘???/˘/8B

Face to face with my Redeemer,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8C

Jesus Christ, who loves me so./˘/˘/˘˘7B

Refrain

Face to face shall I behold Him,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A

Far beyond the starry sky;/˘/˘///7B

Face to face in all His glory,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

I shall see Him by and by!˘˘/˘˘˘˘7B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.