Greeted From Afar

by John Hughes

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We wait in hope
His time will come
As sure as the dawn
His ways are high
Far higher than ours

Far higher than what we can understand
Greater than our thoughts can comprehend
The mystery and majesty of Christ
In whom is hidden wisdom from above
In whom is hidden wisdom from above

We yearn for home
A place prepared
To enter our rest
We keep our eyes upon the Lord

For in this tent we groan for Him to come
Swallow up our mortal human frame
We look upon the promises of God
Distant still but greeted from afar
Distant still but greeted from afar

A city without pain
A homeland full of light
Where questions fade away
and hope gives way to sight

For in this tent we groan for Him to come
Swallow up our mortal human frame
We look upon the promises of God
Distant still but greeted from afar
Distant still but greeted from afar

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released December 2, 2021
Chords: drive.google.com/file/d/1v32bqcNRYMiOHFa1QPQIHX89vXUEoUQa

"For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life." - 2 Cor 5:4

"These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland." - Heb 11:13-14

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