Refrain:
Yes, I shall arise!
I shall gaze upon
the loveliness of God forever more. (2x)
One thing I ask of the Lord,
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life.
Refrain:
Yes, I shall arise!
I shall gaze upon
the loveliness of God forever more.
Day after day
I seek the house of theLord.
When shall I enter and see,
See the face of my God?
Refrain:
Yes, I shall arise!
I shall gaze upon
the loveliness of God forever more.
Yearning and pining
for the courts of the Lord
My flesh and my spirit cry out
For the God of my life.
Refrain:
Yes, I shall arise!
I shall gaze upon
the loveliness of God forever more.
Thus will I go
into the altar of God
The God of my gladness and joy
Giving thanks on the harp.
Refrain:
Yes, I shall arise!
I shall gaze upon
the loveliness of God forever more.
Happy are they
who place their trust in the Lord
For they shall inherit the prize;
Theirs is life without end!
Refrain:
Yes, I shall arise!
I shall gaze upon
the loveliness of God forever more.