These lyrics came as I sat on a deck overlooking Lake Lure and reflected on who God is and on how I desire to know Him more deeply than I do.
Near To Me
Almighty God – I long for You
In this dry and barren place
My heart and flesh cry out for You
Don’t turn from me Your face
For Your steadfast love is better than the air I breathe
Come penetrate into the deepest part of me.
Almighty God – come rescue me
My heart is prone to stray
I give myself to lesser loves
Why do I turn away -
When You bid me drink until my soul is satisfied
You clothe me with Your splendor, and claim me as Your bride
chorus:
Oh God, I need to see Your glory once again
I need to be reminded of Your majesty
I cling to the cross, the only covering for my sin
I need to know Your presence as reality
Oh God, be near to me
Oh God, be near to me
Almighty God – come take my life
For I’m not fit to reign
May Christ be what it means to live
And death become my gain
For my days are quickly fading like the morning mist
So capture me with cords of grace I can’t resist
repeat chorus
Thank you, Kathy for sharing your song and your heart. One line in the chorus truly did speak to me — “I need to know your presence as reality”. God has been showing himself to me in unexpected and beautiful ways.
“as I look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18