Lyrics
Verse 1
Just the time I feel
That I've been caught
In the mire of self.
Just the time I feel
My mind's been bought
By worldly wealth.
That's when the breeze begins
To blow I know,
The Spirit's call
And all my worldly wanderings
Just melt into His love.
Chorus
Oh, I want to know You more!
Deep within my soul I want to know You,
Oh, I want to know You.
To feel Your heart and know Your mind,
Looking in Your eyes stirs up within me,
Cries that says I want to know You
Oh, I want to know You more.
Oh, I want to know You more.
Verse 2
When my daily deeds
Ordinarily lose life and song,
My heart begins to bleed,
Sensitivity to Him is gone.
I've run the race but set my own pace
And face a shattered soul,
And the gentle arms of Jesus
Warm my hunger to be whole.
Chorus
Oh, I want to know You more!
Deep within my soul I want to know You,
Oh, I want to know You.
Bridge
And I would give my final breathe
To know You in Your death and resurrection,
Outro
Oh, I want to know You more
Oh, I want to know You more
Oh, I want to know You more
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Oh, I Want to Know You More” by Steve Green is a prayer of longing that begins with honesty about distraction. The first verse describes moments of feeling caught in the mire of self or having the mind bought by worldly wealth. Then a breeze begins to blow, the Spirit’s call is sensed, and worldly wanderings “just melt into His love.”
The refrain states the desire plainly: “Oh, I want to know You more.” The singer asks to feel God’s heart and know His mind, and to look into His eyes. The second verse admits that daily deeds can lose life and song, and that running at one’s own pace leaves a shattered soul until the gentle arms of Jesus warm the hunger to be whole.
The closing lines, “to know You in Your death and resurrection,” are close to Philippians 3:10, where Paul longs to know Christ and the power of His resurrection.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 3:10 Knowing Christ and the power of His resurrection
- Psalm 42:1 A soul that longs for God
- Jeremiah 9:24 Understanding and knowing the Lord