We Seek After These Things
By
Joshua Merris
Within the chasms of each man’s soul, a yearning lies within
That reaches for the highest heights, and sneers at sight of sin
Amidst a world of pain and doubt, where melancholy reigns
We find a voice which beckons us and comforts us in pain
We need not look to presidents, to kings, or magistrates
For the power is within us to drain the world of hate
Just as the Sun at noonday, we’re guided by the light
Which calls to saint and sinner to press on through darkest nights
Though many masters call to us, we know by whom we’re called
The Master whom we seek to serve is greater than us all
By Him, the light divided from the damper dark abyss
In Him we must place our trust, for He will not lead amiss
In the path He walked before us, we find hope, and perfect love
In vibrant faith we’ll walk with Him and cry to Him above
That spotless in that perfect day, we’ll greet the King of Kings
We’ll welcome Him who died for us, who triumphed o’er death’s sting
In His presence, our knees will bend, our feeble tongues confess
His holy name, Jesus the Christ, who bled in awfulness
Reunion sweet, can mortal man, begin to comprehend?
What rapture will fill each bosom, as we greet our truest friend
We long for that Heavenly home, where saints and angels sing
For this, and for the good of man, we seek after these things
