I will behold Thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.
Psalm 17:15
Words: J. C. Cronic, in The Gospel Way, edited by Anthony J. Showalter (Dalton, Georgia: A. J. Showalter, 1923), number 145.
Music: H. C. Collins (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Cronic or Collins’ full name, or where to get good photos of them (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
When I wake in the likeness of Jesus, my king,
Spotless garments to wear, and His praises to sing,
In that beautiful land of an unending spring,
O I shall be satisfied then.
Refrain
I shall be satisfied then—
I shall be satisfied then;
When my Savior I see, ever with Him to be,
O I shall be satisfied then.
When I pass thru the gates of that beautiful land,
And His praises uplift on the glorified strand,
With the happy redeemed and the bright angel band,
O I shall be satisfied then.
Refrain
When I walk the bright streets of that city so fair,
With the dear ones and friends who are gathering there,
When I look on the King and His glory crown wear,
O I shall be satisfied then.
Refrain