I do not like the song, "Have you seen Jesus, my Lord?" I do not like it. You could put me into Dr. Seuss's book with Mr. Sam-I-Am himself and the book would play out the same way except at the end I'd hear the song yet again and would still not like it.
I think it uses poor structure and poor imagery, and I'm sad it did this without using scripture. That's not to say that one can't write a good song without scripture, but why would one write a bad song when one can use scripture as inspiration? Instead, the song song pieces together random thoughts so that it functions more as a travel brochure than a song. I'm also not a fan of Jesus being referred to as an "it." This song does not appeal to me musically, nor lyrically, nor prosaically, nor scripturally, nor spiritually.
However, while I've complained about this song in the past, I am not one to post this type of rant online without proposing a solution. Thus, I have rewritten the song. The largest difference is the approach; that is, I actually took my examples from scripture (ooh, ahh).
Have you seen Jesus, my Lord?
2 Kings 6.8-23; Mark 9.2-8; Mark 15.33-39; Acts 17.16-34
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Have you seen Jesus, my Lord?
He's here in plain view.
Trust in Him to open your eyes,
For He'll be revealed to you.
Have you ever stood on the mountain
With mighty foes all around?
Seen the hills filled with His army?
Then I say you've seen my Savior, my Lord.
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Have you ever stood on the mountain
With a man's clothes dazzling white?
Heard the Lord say "This is my Son!"?
Then I say you've seen my Savior, my Lord.
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Have you ever stood on the mountain
With a man hanging in pain?
Seen the way He breathed his last?
Then I say you've seen my Savior, my Lord.
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Have you ever stood on the mountain
With idols built all around?
Seen the Word burn through them like fire?
Then I say you've seen my Savior, my Lord.
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