1 Show me thy face, one transient gleam
Of loveliness divine
And I shall never think or dream
Of other love save thine
All lesser light will darken quite
All lower glories wane
The beautiful of earth will scarce
Seem beautiful again
2 Show me thy face, I shall forget
The weary days of yore
The fretting ghosts of vain regret
Shall haunt my soul no more
All doubts and fears for future years
In quiet trust subside
And naught but blest content and calm
Within my breast abide
Show me thy face, the heaviest cross
Will then seem light to bear
There will be gain in every loss
And peace with every care
With such light feet the years will fleet
Life seem as brief as blest
Till I have laid my burden down
And entered into rest