Wish
Yearning Moments: A Glimpse into the Divine Journey of Love
Lyrics
For just a moment I wish I could have been there
Expressing a desire to witness a specific moment in the past.
To see your first step
Referring to the experience of witnessing the first step of someone significant.
To hear your very first word
Desiring to hear the first spoken word of the person being addressed.
Tell me did you ever fall and scrape your knee
Asking about the experience of facing challenges and overcoming them.
Did you know your wounds would one day heal the world
Reflecting on the idea that personal wounds can bring healing to the world.
For just one moment I wish I could have seen you growing,
Expressing a wish to witness the growth and development of the addressed person.
Learning the ways of a carpenter's son
Describing the person as the son of a carpenter and emphasizing the learning process.
Just a little boy gazing at the stars
Portraying the addressed person as a young boy with dreams and aspirations.
Did you remember creating every one
Asking if the person remembers the act of creating stars.
If you passed by would I see a child or a king
Pondering whether the person appears as a child or a king when passing by.
Or would I have known
Questioning if the speaker would have recognized the person in various situations.
I wish I could have been there
Reiterating the wish to have been present in the past.
My only wish is to see you face to face
Expressing the sole desire to see the person face to face.
I wish I could have been there
Repeating the wish to have been present for the purpose of seeing the addressed person.
Just to see you Jesus face to face
Specifically mentioning the desire to see Jesus face to face.
For just one moment I wish I could have been there
Reiterating the wish for being present in a significant moment.
When you left your footprints upon the waves
Referring to a moment when footprints were left upon the waves.
To walk along beside you never look away
Expressing the desire to walk alongside the addressed person without looking away.
Just your whisper and the wind and sea obey
Highlighting the power of the person's words, making wind and sea obey.
To see you feed the people
Expressing a wish to witness the person feeding the people.
To feel the healing in your touch
Desiring to feel the healing through the person's touch.
I wish I could have been there
Reiterating the wish to have been present in a significant moment.
To hear you pray in the garden alone
Expressing a desire to hear the person's prayers in solitude.
Laying you will with each tear
Describing a moment of emotional vulnerability and tears.
To see you walk that lonely road
Expressing a wish to witness the person walking a difficult path willingly.
Willing to die for me
Acknowledging the willingness of the person to die for the speaker.
And in that
Reflecting on a crucial moment of sacrifice and exchange.
Moment I know I should have been there
Realizing the importance of being present in that specific moment.
You took my cross and gave your life
Describing the act of the person taking the speaker's cross and sacrificing their own life.
But you live again
Highlighting the resurrection and the continuation of life.
I wish I could have been there
Reiterating the wish to have been present in a significant moment.
I wish that I could have seen you rise again
Expressing the desire to witness the person rising again.
I wish I could have been there
Repeating the wish to see the person face to face.
My only wish is to see you face to face
Reiterating the sole wish of seeing the person face to face.
Someday I'll be there
Expressing a belief that someday the speaker will be there in person.
I'm gonna be there
Asserting the future intention to be present.
I'll see your face
Anticipating the moment of seeing the person's face, mercy, and grace.
Your mercy and grace
Expressing the depth of emotion connected to the anticipated encounter.
Someday
Reiterating the belief that someday the speaker will see Jesus face to face.
Someday I'm gonna see you Jesus face to face
Affirming the anticipation of seeing Jesus face to face in the future.
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