Lyrics
Verse
We wait (we're not in a hurry oh how we need you Lord)
We wait (all our cares and worries we lay aside for you)
Oh how we long to see your face
Oh how we long for your embrace
Ooo we wait we wait (repeat)
Verse 2
We wait (we're not afraid to tarry oh how we yearn for you Lord)
We wait (for your mighty wind to carry us into your presence Lord)
And as we fill this house with praise
Lord let your holy fire fill this place
We wait we wait (repeat)
Ending
And as we fill this house with praise
Lord let your holy fire fill this place
We wait we wait (repeat as desired)
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Meaning & Inspiration
We Wait presents worship as patient attention to God rather than hurried activity. The repeated phrase holds together longing, surrender, and expectation: cares are laid aside, the presence of the Lord is sought, and praise fills the gathered house. Images of seeing God’s face and receiving His embrace make the waiting personal, while the refusal to rush or fear delay gives it the character of prayerful devotion. The song treats waiting not as inactivity but as worship directed toward God.
The second verse adds the biblical images of a mighty wind and holy fire. Those images may recall the coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts, although the lyric uses them as a prayer for God’s presence rather than as a retelling of Pentecost. Its desire to seek the Lord’s face also echoes the language of Psalm 27. By returning again and again to the same short declaration, the song creates space for sustained praise, dependence, and expectancy before God.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 27:8 The psalm answers God’s call to seek His face, matching the lyric’s longing to see Him.
- Acts 2:2-4 The mighty wind and fire imagery recalls the signs accompanying the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
- Psalm 100:4 The song’s praise-filled approach to God reflects entering His presence with thanksgiving and praise.