and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
used to sing this hymn at school, but have never heard it since....
for i had seen the face of men i had only sensed before, and i turned away, yes i turned away.
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind,
the lines of envy around their lips and the greed and the hate in their eyes..... and so on.
does anyone know this hymn ?
thanks, peter.
for i had seen the face of men i had only sensed before, and i turned away, yes i turned away.
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind,
the lines of envy around their lips and the greed and the hate in their eyes..... and so on.
does anyone know this hymn ?
thanks, peter.
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
I believe this hymn is "The Perfect Face".
1.
I saw the grass, I saw the trees,
And the boats along the shore.
I saw the shapes of many things
I had only guessed before.
And I saw the faces of men more clearly
Than if I had never been blind:
The lines of envy around their lips
And the greed and the hate in their eyes:
Chorus
And I turned away,
Yes, I turned away,
For I had seen the perfect face
Of a real and proper man:
The man who brought me from the dark
Into light-where life began.
2.
I made my way into the town,
To the busy crowded streets:
The shops and stores and alleyways,
Through the squalor and the heat.
And I saw the faces of men more clearly
Than if I had never been blind:
The lines of envy around their lips
And the greed and the hate in their eyes:
3.
I made my way into the hills,
To a quiet and lonely place.
I found a clear unruffled pool
And I gazed upon my face.
And I saw this face of mine more clearly
Than if I had never been blind:
The lines of envy around my lips
And the greed and the hate in my eyes:
4.
I saw the grass, I saw the trees,
And the boats along the shore.
I saw the shapes of many things
I had only guessed before.
And I saw the faces of men more clearly
Than if I had never been blind:
The lines of sorrow around their lips
And the child looking out from their eyes:
The author is unknown. Hope this helps.
Thanks!
Steve
1.
I saw the grass, I saw the trees,
And the boats along the shore.
I saw the shapes of many things
I had only guessed before.
And I saw the faces of men more clearly
Than if I had never been blind:
The lines of envy around their lips
And the greed and the hate in their eyes:
Chorus
And I turned away,
Yes, I turned away,
For I had seen the perfect face
Of a real and proper man:
The man who brought me from the dark
Into light-where life began.
2.
I made my way into the town,
To the busy crowded streets:
The shops and stores and alleyways,
Through the squalor and the heat.
And I saw the faces of men more clearly
Than if I had never been blind:
The lines of envy around their lips
And the greed and the hate in their eyes:
3.
I made my way into the hills,
To a quiet and lonely place.
I found a clear unruffled pool
And I gazed upon my face.
And I saw this face of mine more clearly
Than if I had never been blind:
The lines of envy around my lips
And the greed and the hate in my eyes:
4.
I saw the grass, I saw the trees,
And the boats along the shore.
I saw the shapes of many things
I had only guessed before.
And I saw the faces of men more clearly
Than if I had never been blind:
The lines of sorrow around their lips
And the child looking out from their eyes:
The author is unknown. Hope this helps.
Thanks!
Steve
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
thank you so much........... it's a great hymn, if only i could find a performance of it would complete my quest....... thanks again tho very much
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
Thanks, Steve.
I also remember this hymn from my RC primary school in the UK, and I was googling for it today. BTW, this is the only non-bogus hit out of 9 total.
Note that for the hymn to make (Christian theological) sense the final chorus has to be "And I turned to them..."
Hyoi.
I also remember this hymn from my RC primary school in the UK, and I was googling for it today. BTW, this is the only non-bogus hit out of 9 total.
Note that for the hymn to make (Christian theological) sense the final chorus has to be "And I turned to them..."
Hyoi.
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
I remember the words slightly differently, and I've added some guitar chords
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1.
C Dm7 C Am C
I saw the grass, I saw the trees,
Dm Am
And the boats along the shore.
C Dm7 C Am C
I saw the shapes of many things
Dm Am
I had only guessed before.
Gm C
And I saw the features of men more clearly
F Dm
Than if I had never been blind:
Gm C
The lines of envy around their lips
F Dm
And the greed and the hate in their eyes:
Chorus
Gm /// C ///
And I turned away, yes, I turned away,
C Dm7 C Am C
Remembering the perfect face
Dm / Am /
Of a real and proper man:
C Dm7 C Am C
The man who brought me from the dark
Gm //// C F
Into light - where life began.
2.
I made my way into the town, C Dm7 C Am C
To the busy crowded streets: Dm / Am /
The shops and stores and alleyways, C Dm7 C Am C
Through the squalor and the heat. Dm / Am /
And I saw the features of men more clearly Gm / C /
Than if I had never been blind: F / Dm /
The lines of envy around their lips Gm / C /
And the greed and the hate in their eyes: F / Dm /
And I turned away, yes, I turned away, Gm /// C ///
Remembering the perfect face C Dm7 C Am C
Of a real and proper man: Dm / Am /
The man who brought me from the dark C Dm7 C Am C
Into light - where life began. Gm //// C F
3.
I made my way away from there,
To a quiet and lonely place.
I found a clear unruffled pool
And I gazed upon my face.
And I saw the features of me more clearly
Than if I had never been blind:
The lines of envy around my lips
And the greed and the hate in my eyes:
Chorus:
4.
I saw the grass, I saw the trees,
And the boats along the shore.
I saw the shapes of many things
I had only guessed before.
And I saw the features of men more clearly
Than if I had never been blind:
The lines of sorrow around their lips
And the child looking out of their eyes:
Final Chorus:
And I turned to them, yes, I turned to them,
Remembering the perfect face
Of a real and proper man:
The man who brought me from the dark
Into light - where life began.
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
Been looking for this for years! Thank you! X
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
Anyone got a way to listen to it online? I can't find it on youtube
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
The author is Estelle White.
Here is a recording of the song played on a flute:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdy6jl6ygh4
Here is a recording of the song played on a flute:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdy6jl6ygh4
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
I used to sing this at school too. It was in the hymn book at church at the time but it has now been taken out for some reason. It's a lovely hymn. I thought no-one else would remember it. Sally.
and i saw the faces of men more clearly than if i had never been blind, the lines of envy around the
My children still sing it at school now. Love this hymn.
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