Hillsong Worship - Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Lyrics

“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” gives the opening verse of a much-loved hymn, here listed under Hillsong Worship. The lyric is a single sentence of invitation: 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. It is addressed to the listener, not to God, and works as a call to refocus.

The image of earthly things growing dim does not deny them; it places them in the light of something greater. The call to look at the face of Jesus is close to Hebrews 12:2, which urges believers to look to Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, and to 2 Corinthians 4:6, where the light of God’s glory shines in the face of Jesus Christ. Colossians 3:2 also speaks of setting the mind on things above.

Because the lyric is brief, the song is meant to be sung slowly and often repeated, which lets the simple invitation settle in.