drawing nearer

Thank you, thank you to the Most High
For the fires You’ve pulled me through
My treasure is You
Your banner is love
You are faithful and true
You are the first and the last
I know You are faithful to complete
You will bring us forth in love
Like love refined

Though You test, though You try, You are good
Into Your hands I commit my spirit, all my life
Look at what You’ve done in me
Thank You oh God
You are the potter, I am the clay
You fashioned all of me
I trusted You for salvation
Now I trust You for sanctification

I let go of striving
I let go of trying, trying, trying

Here is faith
Faith to believe You are who You say You are
Faith to believe You will do what You have said
Faith to believe You deal wondrously with us
Faith to believe it is by Your discretion, men are made great

Again I return to that place
For this I was created
To be with You, to love You, to minister before You
Standing, serving, burning
And so I say, thank You
You make all things well
You fashion all according to Your good pleasure
What is man that You think of him?
And what is man that You consider him?
And yet, it was to man You promised eternity

Can I burn brighter?
Can my spirit be more alive?
Can I draw nearer?
Can I stay in this flow unheeded, unhindered, unmoved?

Will You make me like the seraphim?
The holy ones who remain in Your immediate presence
And are undone
Crying out Holy, Holy, Holy

How can You be uncreated?
How can You have always been?
How can You be outside of time?

God, creation, man
Sin, fall, redemption
Salvation, eternity, love
How epic can this story be?

And then You are

Even though you walk through the valley
Even though you walk through the waters

I Am there
I Am the author and the finisher of your faith
I Am the author of your story
Nothing can keep you from Me
I Am fulfilling that which concerns you
I Am able to keep you

Teaching you to lean
I want to hear your voice, see your face

Draw near

Lift up your voice, your supplications, your prayer
Your voice is lovely
Keep running your race
Nothing can keep you from Me

Your whole existence is upheld by My hand
Your breath is a gift from Me
Nothing can keep you from Me

When it seems like there is no way out
Look to Me.
Let Me see your face
I Am the author of your story
I Am doing everything to bring you to Me
I will bring you to Me

Life is just a vapor
I have eternity in mind for you and Me

I do not look away

The Lion is dancing all around me
All within my heart
I delight in the fear of the Lord
Here, living before my Father’s heart and life
Fear has no power

Even in my weakness
You say I’m lovely
You desire me
God reaching towards man
I am overwhelmed again