Powerful ‘Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus’ Performance Will Stir Your Soul

This powerful “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” performance will stir your soul. Seeing a room full of people praising God is sure to bring him honor and glory. Watch the video to witness it. 

An older woman starts the hundred-odd people off in the song. She sounds absolutely angelic and much younger than her years. As the camera pans across the room, everyone lifts their voices, and it’s obvious that they are all filled with much dedication and care. Some of the song’s lyrics are: 

Turn your eyes upon Jesus  
Look full in his wonderful 
And all the things of earth will grow strangely dim  
In the light of His glory and grace  

It is so lovely to hear a whole room harmonizing together, especially for a beautiful song like this one. The hymn was written in 1022 by Helen H. Lemmel, who was inspired by the life of missionary Lilias Trotter. Helen was blind but knew that her earthly vision was not what mattered. 

One of Lilias’ poems inspired her, which spoke of turning one’s soul’s vision to Jesus. Despite the terrible tragedy of losing her eyesight and her husband leaving her, Helen found strength and solace in her relationship with God. She turned toward God not with the eyes of her head, but with the eyes of her soul. She went on to write over 400 hymns, led a women’s choral group, and taught music at the Moody Bible Institute. 

“I have been put to death on the cross with Christ; still I am living; no longer I, but Christ is living in me; and that life which I now am living in the flesh I am living by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who in love for me, gave himself up for me.” Galatians 2:20

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