Don Moen - Deeper In Love Lyrics
Lyrics
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
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
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
Don Moen's "Deeper In Love," released on March 17, 2017, as part of the album *By Special Request: Vol. 2 (Audio Performance Trax)*, is a profound expression of spiritual yearning and surrender. This worship anthem moves beyond a simple melody to articulate a deep, soul-stirring desire for a more intimate relationship with God. The song’s narrative begins with an acknowledgement of inherent human insufficiency, a "longing only You can fill" and a "raging tempest only You can still." This resonates deeply with the biblical understanding of humanity's fallen state and dependence on divine intervention, echoing verses like Jeremiah 17:9, which states, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" Moen artfully portrays the soul as "thirsty Lord, to know You as I'm known," a powerful mirroring of the psalmist's cry in Psalm 42:1, "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God." The invitation to "drink from the river that flows before Your throne" is a beautiful metaphor for the abundant life and transformative power found in God's presence, as described in John 7:37-38: "On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, 'Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.'"
The central plea, "Take me deeper, Deeper in love with You," is not a request for mere acquaintance but for a profound communion. It speaks to the continuous growth and refinement that God works in believers, a process described in Philippians 1:6: "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." The desire for Jesus to "hold me close in Your embrace" conjures images of safety and intimacy, reminiscent of God's protective love as portrayed in Psalm 91. The ambition to go "Deeper than I've ever been before" and to "love You more and more" is the very essence of Christian discipleship – a lifelong journey of ever-increasing devotion. This aspiration is grounded in the New Testament's call to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind (Matthew 22:37), a love that finds its source and sustenance in God's own love for us, as articulated in 1 John 4:19, "We love because he first loved us."
The second stanza shifts to a proactive pursuit of God's presence, "Sunrise to sunrise, I will seek Your face." This is a commitment to constant communion, reflecting the biblical emphasis on persistent prayer and seeking. It speaks to a spiritual hunger that doesn't wane with the changing light, echoing the fervor of David's pursuit of God in the Psalms. The line "Drawn by the Spirit to the promise of Your grace" highlights the empowering work of the Holy Spirit in drawing us closer to God, a divine initiative that makes our pursuit possible. This aligns perfectly with John 6:44, which states, "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them." The finding of "a hope that will abide" and being "forever satisfied" here in God's presence points to the ultimate fulfillment found in Christ, a truth articulated by Jesus himself in John 6:35: "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." "Deeper In Love" is therefore more than a song; it is a declaration of faith, a prayer for spiritual growth, and a testament to the inexhaustible wellspring of God's love that calls us into a richer, more intimate relationship with Him.