Lyrics
O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free!
Refrain:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
Thro' death into life everlasting,
He passed, and we follow Him there;
O’er us sin no more hath dominion--
For more than conqu’rors we are!
His Word shall not fail you--He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well:
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!
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Meaning & Inspiration
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus presents a troubled soul with a simple answer: look steadily toward Christ rather than allowing darkness, weariness, or earthly concerns to command attention. The hymn moves from distress to confidence, describing the Savior as the source of abundant life, freedom, glory, and grace. Its refrain gathers that message into a memorable image in which the things of earth lose their hold when Christ becomes the central focus.
The later verses connect that gaze with Christ’s passage through death into everlasting life, freedom from sin’s dominion, and trust in the unfailing word of God. The language closely echoes the biblical call to fix attention on Jesus and the assurance that believers are more than conquerors through divine love. The closing call to tell a dying world about salvation also gives the hymn a missionary direction. Across each stanza, spiritual endurance grows from confidence in Christ’s promise rather than from confidence in human strength.
Related Scripture
- Hebrews 12:2 The passage calls believers to fix their eyes on Jesus.
- John 10:10 Jesus speaks of giving abundant life.
- Romans 8:37 Paul describes believers as more than conquerors through Christ’s love.