Lyrics
You go before me
You will be with me
I know You will make a way
You won't forsake me
'Cause You live in me
I will lean into Your love
'Cause Your unfailing love
It will lead me home
Where I will see You, God
Chorus:
Face to face, I will stand
In awe and wonder of Your grace
You make all things new
On my knees, whole and freed
Jesus, I will only bow
Before Your name
You're everything to me
You go before me
You will be with me
I know You will make a way
You won't forsake me
'Cause You live in me
I will lean into Your love
'Cause Your unfailing love
It will lead me home
Where I will see You, God
Face to face, I will stand
In awe and wonder of Your grace
You make all things new
On my knees, whole and freed
Jesus, I will only bow
Before Your name
'Cause better is one day
One day in Your presence
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day
One day in Your presence
Than a thousand days away from You
Face to face, I will stand
In awe and wonder of Your grace
You make all things new
On my knees, whole and freed
Jesus, I will only bow
Before Your name
Face to face, I will stand
In awe and wonder of Your grace
You make all things new
On my knees, whole and freed
Jesus, I will only bow
Before Your name!
'Cause better is one day
One day in Your presence
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day
One day in Your presence
Than a thousand days away from You
Than a thousand days away
Than a thousand days away from You
Than a thousand days away from You
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Face to Face” expresses trust in God’s guidance, abiding presence, and final restoration. The opening confession rests on the assurance that God goes ahead, remains near, and does not abandon his people. That confidence leads into the hope of seeing God face to face, where awe, freedom, renewal, and worship meet. Bowing before Jesus is presented as a response to grace rather than fear, while the repeated phrase about God’s unfailing love keeps the song centered on divine faithfulness.
The bridge closely echoes Psalm 84, valuing a single day in God’s courts above a thousand elsewhere. Other lines recall biblical promises that God goes before his people and will not forsake them, as well as the future hope of seeing God directly. The statement that all things are made new points toward the renewal described in Revelation. Together, these themes connect present dependence with future communion: God’s presence leads, sustains, and ultimately brings the faithful home. The repetition gives the song the character of a settled confession of worship and hope.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 84:10 The psalm values one day in God’s courts above a thousand elsewhere.
- Deuteronomy 31:8 The Lord goes before his people and promises not to forsake them.
- Revelation 21:5 God declares that he is making all things new.