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We tend to get lost when we lose focus, and that's exactly what happened to our Narrator (and to me). Turning our gaze and focus back towards Jesus ultimately makes everything else seem negotiable at most.
I was heavily inspired by "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus," written by Helen Howarth Lemmel in 1922, but I wanted to give it my own twist and flavor. So, naturally, we have some Greek and some metal thrown into the mix. The intro is the well-known "Jesus Prayer" that I've used before - you should recognize that at this point! And the Chorus is translated to English in the middle of the song.
Lyrics
[Intro]
[Slow chant]
Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, Υἱὲ τοῦ Θεοῦ,
ἐλέησόν με τὸν ἁμαρτωλόν.
[Instrumental - short]
[Verse 1]
Στρέψον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς
Σου πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν
Ἴδε τὸ θαυμαστὸν πρόσωπον Αὐτοῦ
Καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐπίγεια
Παραδόξως σβήσονται
Ἐνώπιον τῆς δόξης καὶ χάριτος Αὐτοῦ
[Verse 2]
Too long I have wandered in darkness
Too far I have strayed from the Truth
Now at the edge of forever
I must make my final stand
[Chorus]
Turn your eyes toward Jesus
Behold, His marvelous face
And all Earthly things
Will strangely fade
Before His glory and grace
[Verse 3]
I've measured and weighed all my options
Debated and counted the cost
Now the time for reflection is over
I must count all the world as loss
[Chorus]
Turn your eyes toward Jesus
Behold, His marvelous face
And all Earthly things
Will strangely fade
Before His glory and grace
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
I can do all things
Through Him who gives me strength
In Christ, I am more than a conqueror
So let the past now vanish in flames
[Outro]
Στρέψον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς
Σου πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν
Ἴδε τὸ θαυμαστὸν πρόσωπον Αὐτοῦ
Καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐπίγεια
Παραδόξως σβήσονται
Ἐνώπιον τῆς δόξης καὶ χάριτος Αὐτοῦ
Καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐπίγεια
Παραδόξως σβήσονται
Ἐνώπιον τῆς δόξης καὶ χάριτος Αὐτοῦ
Ἐνώπιον τῆς δόξης καὶ χάριτος Αὐτοῦ
Ἐνώπιον τῆς δόξης καὶ χάριτος Αὐτοῦ
[End]