Eu Vivi Para Ver

One day God spoke to Simeon
And made a promise in his heart
You won’t die before you meet the Savior
Time went by, dragging on
And the promise still unfulfilled
I can just imagine Simeon wondering
Has God forgotten about me!

I’m getting old, without a single sign
Every day I go to the temple, it’s all the same
As a priest, I’ve consecrated
Many boys to the Lord, none of them the King
The chosen one who will come, to save humanity
The one promised to free us from evil
The one who will be the glory of Israel
Will my eyes see the Son of God?

But suddenly, Mary and Joseph enter the temple
Bringing with them Jesus, Yes, it’s Him, the very Jesus
Simeon takes Him in his arms, and praises God, I lived
To see what He promised me, now I can rest in the Lord
My eyes are seeing the Savior

I lived to see this child
I lived to hold the Savior in my arms
I lived to be part of this story
I lived to see God do what He told me
I lived to see God in the body of a child
I held in my arms the very Hope
I lived to see the end of darkness coming
I saw in my lap the light of the world shining
I lived to see

Don’t give up on believing, don’t give up on waiting
Don’t give up, one day you will see
God doing what He said He would do
Persevere, God is working
Don’t be afraid, keep dreaming
You too will live to see
God doing what He said He would do

You will live to see the promises fulfilled
You will live to prepare a feast and to rejoice
Celebrate with your own, you’ll live to say, it was God who did this
You will live, you’ll sing the miracle, you will live to testify
You will live to be another one to say that the words
Of God will never pass away, you will live
You will live to see, everything God will do!