Take Me Higher
Clemens Rumpf and David A. Tobin Lyrics

Take me back to the first time
Bring me back to the initial moment

I encountered your love
When I first experienced your affection

Where it was just you and I
When there was only you and me

Running through the fields
Joyfully racing through open spaces

Playing and laughing
Engaging in games and sharing laughter

All my worries
Every concern that burdened me

All my worries left behind
Completely vanished and forgotten

Take me back to the garden
Bring me back to that special place

Where I was first designed
Where my origins were crafted

Where you spoke things to existence
Where you created things with words

And from those words I came alive
And those words brought me to life

The only place where I belong
The sole location where I truly fit

Where true communion lies
Where genuine connection can be found

Resting in my father's arms
Finding comfort in the embrace of my father

As your child I depend on you
As your offspring, I rely on you

If the earth reflects your glory so will I
If the world mirrors your magnificence, I will too

Reflect this one and only truth
Express this singular and undeniable reality

That you still love me when I fall
That your love for me remains even in my failures

Or when I rise above them all
Or when I surpass all obstacles

Oh yes it's true, my child it's true
Indeed, it's accurate, my dear child

He really does love you
He genuinely cares for you

Take me back to the first time
Bring me back to that initial moment

I encountered your smile
When I first witnessed your joyful expression

Where the only thing that I knew
When the only thing I understood

Was how much I really loved you
Was the depth of my love for you

Take me back to the time when
Bring me back to the period when

I learned that I could trust just one
I discovered I could trust only one person

With the deepest secrets of my life
With the most profound secrets I held

But be seen as an innocent child
Yet still be perceived as an innocent and pure being

Where I never felt alone
Where I never experienced loneliness

Where the tallest mountain seemed so small
Where the most towering peak appeared insignificant

Because to you it wasn't there at all
Because it held no significance to you

Where I found the empty tomb
Where I discovered the vacant burial place

And from that moment on
And from that point forward

The bride was waiting for her groom
The bride eagerly anticipated her groom

Don't you know our God is everlasting
Aren't you aware that our God is eternal

Don't you know He's the author of all blessings
Don't you realize He is the creator of every blessing

Don't you know His eye's on you like the sparrow
Don't you understand that His gaze is upon you, just like the sparrow

As my child I still run after you
As my offspring, I continue to pursue you

Even in your valley there's still my empty tomb
Even when you find yourself in a difficult situation, the empty tomb remains

I wanted you for life
I desired to have you for eternity

So here I am offering yours for mine
Therefore, I am giving my life in exchange for yours

And I rose up from that grave
And I resurrected from that tomb

So that you would have a friend through all the pain
So that you would always have a companion during every hardship

My child it's true, I really do love you
My dear child, it is undeniable that I genuinely love you