Your Name is my Reward

The longing of my heart
Yes, the aching of my inner being
Oh Lord, let it be
I will praise you with my whole heart
My inner man sings and makes mention of You
Your lovingkindness and truth overshadow me
I lean on them like pillars
I cried out, and You answered me
You make me bold with strength in my soul

I am revived once again
When I wonder, is all hope lost?
Then You are there
How can You be ever faithful – even to unfaithful man?

Holiness adorns You
Beauty surrounds You
New life is in Your eyes
Would You look at me?

Holy One, who keeps covenant and mercy
Faithful for a thousand generations
Here we are
Here we are
Those who love You and keep Your commandments

Wanting to be with You
Wanting to gaze on this beauty
For this my eyes were created
How I long to simply gaze
One thing I ask of You, Lord
To just dwell in Your house
To stand in Your temple
To be set in the secret place
That I might forever gaze on the uncreated One
On the Most High, the Perfection of Beauty
You, the worthy One

Jesus,
You are holy, You are glorious, You are worthy of this
Where else can we go?
But You,
The only Rock who hears supplications

You are worthy of
You are deserving of
All this life can offer to You
Holy and Glorious One
Running towards You
Drawing near to You
Moving closer now…
Pour out grace to know You
All glory, honor, and power is Yours

I don’t want to go through the motions
I don’t want to know You from afar
Earnestly desiring history between us
My goal to have memory in our gaze
A knowing, and understanding, a close communion
Knowing even Your glances

Will You bring me to this place?
I ask, I seek, I knock… for You
Even now…
No longer trying to attain to You
No longer striving to reach sanctification
Letting go, trusting now
Yielding to Your faithfulness over my own
Believing You are faithful to complete it
Today I release my life to You

You are with me
An ever-present help in time of trouble
You are ever-present, ever-near
You never leave
You never forsake

Abandoning worry and fear
I choose to trust You
You are for me
The Darling of Heaven – He is with me

I am never alone
You are with me
You have to become my all
You have to be everything
The One who was, who is, who is to come
Riding on the clouds of Heaven
On whom is written, Faithful and True

Beautiful, all Glorious
Fully awesome
Men fall in Your Presence
Center of it all
Worthy lamb who sits upon the throne
All creation bows
And I,
I join the throng
And that has made all the difference