Just To Be Where You Are
“Just To be Where You Are” was recorded live at the Tic Toc Loft in Springfield, MO at about 5:30 in the morning (ouch!) for the very first Web-A-Thon. We had been up for at least 24 hours at this point—(nobody knew how long a Web-A-Thon was supposed to last since we were one of the first people to do one, lol)—and singing THIS song at 5:30 is quite the endeavor.
But Jesus is breathtaking, and even at such a ridiculous hour, the ache that never quite leaves my heart, the longing to just be with Him, is still apparently alive and well.
My mom loves this song. I hope you do too.
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Just To Be Where You Are
{verse 1}
There’s always been a voice deep down inside of me
Telling me I was destined to be a child of the light
But I don’t know, I guess all the confusion and muddiness
Of this world, and my soul
Have caused me to lose sight, and so
Fear comes in to try to steal my trust,
And so I fight, fight
To never let it go
I’m not clever, but I know this,
That when you find love
Boy, you never let it go
And I don’t know everything that’s going on
All I know is I really want to see your face
To feel the warmth of your embrace–
Just to be where you are
And I don’t know what this world is gonna do
All I know is I really want to feel your touch–
I know, but I need
To feel how much You love me,
Please, don’t go away
Please, show me Your face
Please, don’t go away
{chorus}
I just want to be where you are
I just feel so far away
And now I need you to hold me
Lord, please–
What can I say?
You know I’m dying for you
And my desire for you
Is simply more than my heart can take
Jesus, please, won’t You come
Take me away
{verse 2}
I know there are those days when the Gory falls down
And all of creation seems to be singing Your song–
When all the bills are paid, and the battles are won,
And it feels like nothing in the world could go wrong
But I’m not going to lie
Today is not one of those days–
There isn’t a fiber in my being that feels strong
And everything in my world,
And everything in my family
Everything, everything seems to be wrong,
And so–
Fear comes in to try to steal my trust,
And I fight, fight
To never let You go
I’m not clever, but I know this,
That I have found love
And now I’ll never let you go
And I don’t know everything that’s going on
All I know is I really want to see your face
To feel the warmth of your embrace–
Just to be where you are
And I don’t know what this world is gonna do
All I know is I really want to feel your touch–
I know, but I need
To feel how much You love me,
Please, don’t go away
Please, show me Your face
Please, don’t go away
{chorus}
I just want to be where you are
I just feel so far away
And now I need you to hold me
Lord, please–
What can I say?
You know I’m dying for you
And my desire for you
Is simply more than my heart can take
Jesus, please, won’t You come
Take me away
{the end}
Words by Monica Dennington * Music by Gary and Monica Dennington
Copyright 2005
Very pure song! The Lord touched me through his spirit
when i listened an read the text.
I first visited your website and pray for you to teach the truth
furthermore and to be filled with the spirit of god.
blessed be yeshua ha mashiach