JESUS SEEN BY EARTHLY EYES                                  

We’ve asked to see You with our earthly eyes,
To touch You with our fleshly human hands,
And then You come to us and we’re surprised.

In bread and wine You come to us disguised
By grain and grape are grown by Your earth’s land.
We’ve asked to see You with our earthly eyes.

So common is the pearl that is our prize—
This bread and wine seem not to be so grand—
And then You come to us and we’re surprised.

No longer do we fall for Devil’s lies,
For his deceit at last we understand.
We’ve asked to see you with our earthly eyes.

Humility from you can make us wise;
Before your truth our pride can never stand,
And then you come to us, and we’re surprised.

For all of us You’re born and came to die,
And rise to come again at Your command.
We’ve asked to see You with our earthly eyes,
And then You come to us, and we’re surprised.