wish

for just a moment

i wish i could have been there

to see your first step

hear your very first word

tell me

did you ever fall and scrape your knee?

did you know your wounds would one day heal the world?

for just one moment

i wish i could have seen you growing

learning the ways of a carpenter's son

just a little boy gazing at the stars

did you remember creating every one?

if you passed by

would i have seen a child or a king?

would i have known?

i wish i could have been there

my only wish is to see you

face to face

wish i could have been there

just to see you

jesus

face to face

for just a moment

i wish i could have been there

when you left your footprints upon the waves

to walk along beside you and never look away

just your whisper and the wind and sea obey

to see you feed the people

to feel your healing in your touch

i wish i could have been there

my only wish is to see you

face to face

wish i could have been there

just to see you

jesus

face to face

to hear you pray in the garden alone

laying down your will with each tear

to see you walk that lonely road

willing to die for me

and in that moment

i know i should have been there

you took my cross and gave your life

and you live again

oh

and you live again!

wish i could have been there

my only wish is to see you rise again

wish i could have been there

my only wish is to see you

jesus

face to face

someday i'll be there

i'm gonna be there

i'll see your face

your mercy

your grace

someday

someday

i'm going to see you

jesus

face to face