By and by when I look on His face —
Beautiful face, thorn-shadowed face —
By and by when I look on His face,
I’ll wish I had given Him more—
More, so much more —
More of my life than I e’er gave before;
By and by when I look on His face,
I’ll wish I had given Him more.
By and by when He holds out His hands —
Welcoming hands, nail-riven hands —
By and by when He holds out His hands,
I’ll wish I had given Him more—
More, so much more —
More of my life than I e’er gave before;
By and by when He holds out His hands,
I’ll wish I had given Him more.
In the light of that heavenly place —
Light from His face, beautiful face —
In the light of that heavenly place,
I’ll wish I had given Him more—
More, so much more —
Treasures unbounded for Him I adore;
By and by when I look on His face,
I’ll wish I had given Him more.
G. R. Adkins