Dear God, I wandered from the place
Where first I met You face to face;
But I remember how I felt
When Your love caused my heart to melt.

 To Bethel, Lord, I must return.
To see Your glory my soul yearns.
Just like Jacob’s vision clear,
Peace within my heart was near.

 You made a covenant with me;
Revealed Your grace so awesomely.
With zeal ablaze inside my heart;
I said, “I never want to part.

 “I’ve found the entrance to Your throne.”
You gently, wisely sent me on.
I left to never be the same.
My life inside and out had changed.

 And still I go back many times;
I ponder Bethel in my mind:
The house of God, His glory place,
Where first I met Him face to face.