Lyrics
Lord if I
Find favor in Your sight
Lord please
Hear my hearts cry
I'm desperately waiting
To be where You are.
I'll cross the hottest desert
I'll travel near or far
For Your glory
I will do anything
Just to see You
To behold You as my King
For Your glory
I will do anything
Just to see you
To behold You as my King
Lord if I
Find favor in Your sight
Lord please
Hear my hearts cry
I'm desperately waiting
To be where You are.
I'll cross the hottest desert
I'll travel near or far
For Your glory
I will do anything
Just to see You
To behold You as my King
For Your glory
I will do anything
Just to see you
To behold You as my King
For Your glory
I will do anything
Just to see You
To behold You as my King
For Your glory
I will do anything
Just see you
And behold You as my King
For Your glory
I will do anything
Just to see You
To behold You as my King
I wanna be where You are
I gotta be where You are
I wanna be where You are
I gotta be where You are
I wanna be where You are
Gotta be where You are
I wanna be where You are
Gotta be where You are
For Your glory
I will do anything
Just to see You
To behold You as my King
I wanna be where You are
Peace is where You are
Joy is where You are
And Love is who You are
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Meaning & Inspiration
The lyrics of Tasha Cobbs Leonard's "For Your Glory" center on a single-minded pursuit of God’s presence. The repeated line “I’ll cross the hottest desert” suggests that no obstacle is too great if it means drawing nearer to the King. This echoes the longing of the psalmist who declares, “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God” (Psalm 42:2). The song does not treat glory as an abstract concept; it equates glory with simply seeing and beholding Christ as King. The payoff isn’t a reward—it’s the King himself.
The closing lines associate God’s presence with peace, joy, and love, naming love as the essence of who God is. That moves the song beyond a vow of endurance into a restful declaration: being where He is is itself the goal. The repetition of “I gotta be where You are” feels less like a demand and more like a confession of deep necessity. The desert imagery, paired with the quiet insistence on beholding, makes the song a theological meditation on the cost and the reward of seeking God’s face.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 27:4 To gaze on the beauty of the Lord - echoed in "to behold You as my King."
- Psalm 42:1-2 The soul thirsting for God.