I wish I could have been there
Watched You preach and seen you heal
I wonder what I would have thought
I wonder how I would feel
I wish I could have walked beside You
Listened to Your every word
Watched You heal the blind man
Been right there as it occurred
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I wished I could have been there
As You traveled in Galilee
I wished I could have witnessed
As You calmed the raging sea
I wish I could have been there
As You raised Lazarus from the dead
Are been part of the multitude
Listening to every word You said
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I wish I could have been there
Watched You heal the leper that day
Are been in Gethsemane
And saw You kneel and pray
I wish I could have been there
Following Your footprints with my own
Watching You casting out demons
Commanding Satan to be gone
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I wish I could have been there
When the crowd took You away
Placed a crown of thorns on Your head
Nailed You to the cross that day
I wish I could have been there
Oh, the tears I would have cried
When I watched my Blessed Saviour
As You suffered and You died
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I wish I could have been there
When Angels rolled away the stone
When they came to find Your body
My precious Jesus, You were gone
I wish I could have been there
When You accended up above
And God smiled down from Heaven
With great tenderness and love
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I wish I could have been there
(C) Linda Hill 2011