Lyrics
Verse 1
When I can not feel
When my wounds don't heal
Lord I humbly kneel
Hidden in You
Verse 2
Lord you are my life
So I don't mind to die
Just as long as I
Am hidden in You
Chorus
Cause I could just sit with You awhile
You could just hold me
nothing can touch me
though I'm wounded
though I've died
If I could just sit with You awhile
I'd need You to hold me
Moment by moment 'till forever passes by
Verse 1
When I can not feel
When my wounds don't heal
Lord I humbly kneel
Hidden in You
Verse 2
Lord You are my life
So I don't mind to die
Just as long as I
Am hidden in You
Chorus
If I could just sit with You awhile
If You could just hold me
Nothing can touch me
though I'm wounded
though I've died
If I could just sit with You awhile
I'd need You to hold me
Moment by moment
'till forever passes by
If I could just sit with You awhile
If You could just hold me
nothing can touch me
though I'm wounded
though I've died
if I could just sit with You awhile
I'd need You to hold me
moment by moment 'till forever passes by
moment by moment 'till forever passes by
moment by moment 'till forever passes by
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Meaning & Inspiration
If I Could Just Sit With You Awhile is a quiet prayer for rest in the presence of God. The verses speak of times of feeling nothing and wounds that do not heal, kneeling humbly and being hidden in Him, and say that since He is the singer's life, even dying is not feared as long as the singer is hidden in Him. The chorus says that if the singer could just sit with Him awhile and He could hold the singer, nothing could touch them, even wounded and dead, moment by moment until forever passes.
The imagery of being hidden fits Psalm 32:7 and Colossians 3:3, the desire to sit with Him recalls Luke 10:39 and Psalm 27:4, and the hope beyond death matches John 11:25 and Philippians 1:21. Slow, repetitive and intimate, the song is suited to a time of stillness and trust.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 32:7 The Lord is a hiding place who preserves the psalmist from trouble.
- Colossians 3:3 Believers' lives are hidden with Christ in God.
- Luke 10:39 Mary sits at the Lord's feet and listens to His teaching.