When I Close My Eyes To See Lyrics

When I Close My Eyes To See

I've seen trouble in this world that would make a grown man cry

I've seen the worst that men can do and often wondered why

Is it that we can't live our lives like Jesus taught us to

Why it is that we can't see we're only passing through

We're only passing through this world to a better place

A paradise he has prepared with his amazing grace

And It helps me carry on with hope one day that I'll be

In that place of comfort when I close my eyes to see

We're only passing through this world it's just a fleeting thing

like roses in the summer like blossoms in the spring

I wish I'd known when I was young how fast it'd all be gone

I wish I'd been a better father husband and a son

I can't unsee the things I've seen or wipe them from my mind

I've seen sorrow fear and disregard for faith and humankind

There have been so many times in life I've wished that I was blind

But I know that one day soon I'll leave it all behind

We're only passing through this world to a better place

A paradise he has prepared with his amazing grace

And It helps me carry on with hope one day that I'll be

In that place of comfort when I close my eyes to see

I know one day I'll see a place where I will be free

Free of the troubles of this world no pain no misery

Only light and goodness peace and prosperity

It's all right there before me when I close my eyes to see