Lyrics
Verse:
Take me there,
to the place I wanna know,
I wanna be where You are,
that's where I wanna go.
In that higher place,
that's where I wanna be,
in that secret place,
called the holy of holies.
Take me, take me,
take me, take me,
take me, take me.
The reason why I've set the atmosphere
is because I wanna be taken.
I wanna be taken to that higher place,
I wanna be taken to that secret place in You.
Chorus:
Take me there,
to that place I wanna know.
I wanna be where You are,
that's where I want to go.
In that higher place,
is where I want to be,
in that secret place,
called holy of holies.
Take me to a higher place,
oh Lord, that's where I want to be.
In that Holy place,
oh Lord, that's where I want to be.
To a higher place,
oh Lord, that's where I want to be.
In that secret place,
oh Lord, that's where I want to be.
Vamp 1:
Higher place, oh Lord.
Holy place, oh Lord.
Secret place, oh Lord.
Secret place, oh Lord.
Vamp 2:
Higher place.
Holy place.
Vamp 3:
Secret place.
Secret place.
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Meaning & Inspiration
The Place is a prayer for nearness to God. Its central request, Take me there, is directed toward a higher, holy, and secret place identified with the Holy of Holies. The lyrics describe worship as an approach into sacred presence, not as a search for status or escape. Setting the atmosphere serves that desire to be taken into closer communion with God.
The song’s repeated phrases narrow attention to one longing: to be where God is. Its language may recall the biblical secret place of shelter under the Most High, while the Holy of Holies points to the innermost sanctuary associated with God’s presence. The successive vamps reduce the prayer to brief names for that desired place, allowing contemplation to replace explanation. Through this repetition, the song expresses reverence, spiritual hunger, and surrender before the Lord.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 91:1 The psalm describes dwelling in the secret place of the Most High.
- Hebrews 9:3 The passage names the inner sanctuary as the Most Holy Place.