Lyrics
Verse 1
There is nowhere else I'd rather be
Than seated in the presence of my King
You're the only One I'll ever need
Your Majesty is all I want to see
Pre-Chorus
'Cause all I want is You
All I want is You
Chorus
My soul longs, even faints
For the Lord in this place
You're the source of my strength
Yahweh
Forever home in Your house
I'm standing on holy ground
Where all I want has been found
Yahweh
Yahweh
Yahweh
Verse 2
There is nowhere else I'd rather be
Than seated in the presence of my King
God, You're the only One I'll ever need
Your Majesty is all I want to see
Pre-Chorus
Lord, all I want is You
All I want is You
Chorus
My soul longs, even faints
For the Lord in this place
You're the source of my strength
Yahweh
Forever home in Your house
I'm standing on holy ground
Where all I want has been found
Yahweh
Bridge (x2)
Even the sparrow finds a home
Even the weary find their rest
Just a day here in Your courts
Is better than a thousand anywhere else
Chorus
My soul longs, even faints
For the Lord in this place
You're the source of my strength
Yahweh
Forever home in Your house
I'm standing on holy ground
Where all I want has been found
Yahweh
Bridge (x2)
Even the sparrow finds a home
Even the weary find their rest
Just a day here in Your courts
Is better than a thousand anywhere else
Tag
It's better than a thousand anywhere else
It's better than a thousand anywhere else
It's better than a thousand anywhere else
Yahweh
It's better than a thousand anywhere else
It's better than a thousand anywhere else
It's better than a thousand anywhere else
Yahweh
Outro (x4)
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
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Meaning & Inspiration
This worship song is built on Psalm 84, the pilgrim psalm about longing for God's house. It begins with a wish to be "seated in the presence of my King" and repeats "All I want is You," so the center of the song is nearness to God rather than any request.
The chorus borrows the psalm's language almost directly: "My soul longs, even faints for the Lord," and calls God "the source of my strength." The bridge brings in the sparrow that finds a home and the weary who find rest, followed by the claim that a day in the courts is "better than a thousand anywhere else." The ending repeats that line as a short refrain.
Because the song follows the psalm closely, it works as a sung paraphrase. The name Yahweh is repeated as a point of focus, giving a congregation a simple word to hold onto between lines.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 84:1-4 The psalmist longs for God's courts and notes that even the sparrow finds a home.
- Psalm 84:10 A day in God's courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.