Lyrics
Verse 1
There is a longing
only You can fill
A raging tempest
only You can still
My soul is thirsty Lord
to know You as I'm known
Drink from the river
that flows before Your throne
Chorus
Take me deeper
Deeper in love with You
Jesus hold me close in Your embrace
Take me deeper
Deeper than I've ever been before
I just want to love You more and more
How I long to be deeper in love
Verse 2
Sunrise to sunrise
I will seek Your face
Drawn by the Spirit
to the promise of Your grace
My heart has found in You
a hope that will abide
Here in Your presence
forever satisfied
Take me deeper
Deeper in love with You
Jesus hold me close in Your embrace
Take me deeper
Deeper than I've ever been before
I just want to love You more and more
How I long to be deeper in love
How I long to be deeper in love
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Meaning & Inspiration
The song expresses a sustained hunger for closeness with Jesus. Its opening images of longing and thirst describe a need that only divine presence can satisfy. The prayer for Christ to hold the singer close gives the chorus an intimate focus, while the repeated desire to love him more emphasizes devotion rather than spectacle.
The verses suggest a daily pattern of seeking God from sunrise to sunrise. Its river imagery echoes biblical pictures of life flowing from God's throne, while the language of thirst recalls the psalmist's desire for God. Psam 42:1-2 is the closest parallel: as a deer longs for water, the soul longs for the living God. Psam 27:8 also fits the song's call to seek his face. Together, these images frame worship as continuing dependence, presence, and abiding hope.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 42:1-2 The psalmist compares longing for God to a deer's thirst for flowing water.
- Psalm 27:8 The psalmist responds to God's call by seeking his face.
- Revelation 22:1 John describes the river of the water of life flowing from God's throne.