Face To Face

Zach Williams sings “Face To Face” from the viewpoint of a traveler still on the road. The opening lines are honest about it: “I'm a traveler far from home, I get lost but I press on.” What keeps the singer moving is the picture of a home ahead, with “a mansion in streets of gold, where I belong.”

The song looks forward to a day when “the old will be made new and Heaven's glory shines like the morning.” The chorus repeats the central hope, “When we all see Jesus,” and lists what will be gone: “No more sickness, no more madness, no more pain.” After that comes a scene of worship, with angel voices, “a great rejoicing,” and the cry of “Holy, holy, worthy, worthy is the Lamb.” Each repetition of “when we all see Jesus face to face” closes the chorus on the same promise. The tune has a southern gospel feel, and the plain wording suits funerals and services that speak of heaven, as well as those who are tired and need to hear that the road leads somewhere.

Seeing face to face is 1 Corinthians 13:12. No more pain is Revelation 21:4-5, and the Lamb who is worthy is Revelation 5:12.