Close To You
DJ Nicholas & Kevin Smith & Jermaine Edwards Lyrics

Bless Your name Jesus
Praising and blessing the name of Jesus.

A just the Most High
Acknowledging that only the Most High is worthy of praise.

Wah di Bible say
Referring to what is written in the Bible.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty (Close to me God)
Those who stay in the secret place of the Most High will always be protected by Him.

Father, me love you every time
Expressing love for God.

I want to be close to You, Jesus
Expressing a desire to be close to Jesus.

Don't wanna to be far away
Avoiding being far away from Jesus.

Well like a belt and a buckle that's how me want fi stay
Staying close to God, like how a belt is tightly fastened to its buckle.

Close to You Lord God each and every day
Being close to God every day.

Living in your presence I could neva go astray
Being in God's presence ensures that one will never go astray.

I praise and worship without delay
Not delaying to offer praise and worship to God.

Lord I wanna wrap myself around You
Desiring to be embraced by God.

And I wanna tell You that I love You
Expressing love for God.

Cause when I am in Your presence
Being overwhelmed by God's presence.

I can't help myself
Being unable to contain one's emotions when in God's presence.

But, to express myself
Expressing one's emotions through praise and worship.

But a one drop a blood
Referring to the blood of Jesus.

And tell the devil Back Weh
Commanding the devil to go away.

Cause I will always praise Him with Gospel Reggae
Praising God through Gospel Reggae music.

I gotta read my Bible so me nuh go astray
Reading the Bible to avoid going astray.

Cause in Your eyes our life was like a day
Acknowledging the temporary nature of life in God's eyes.

I want to be close to You
Desiring to be close to God.

Ah no you alone you know Jermaine
Acknowledging that Jermaine is not the only one who wants to be close to God.

Jesus
Referencing Jesus.

Hay, hay, hay
Expressing emotion through exclamations.

So when me shut me eye and lift me hand in a di place
Closing one's eyes and lifting hands in praise.

Ah so me want the anointing just fi land in a di place
Desiring to receive anointing from God.

That can't happen without relationship
The importance of having a relationship with God for anointing to be given.

That's why mi haffi be a diligent man inna di race
Working hard and diligently towards the goal of having a relationship with God.

When all the children of God be as one inna di place
When all God's children unite in praise and worship.

Like the Upper Room it a go gran inna di place
Referencing the Upper Room in the Bible where the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus' followers.

Me no want no rock fi cry out
Not wanting inanimate objects to praise God when it should be done by humans.

Me a play my part
Playing one's role in praising God.

Me no want stick stand inna mi place
Not wanting to be hindered in praising God.

On the solid rock me deh me stand inna di grace
Standing on a firm foundation of faith and grace.

If God praise a pillar me belong inna di case
Believing one is worthy of being a pillar in God's praise and worship.

Me want Jesus see me so much
Desiring to be noticed by Jesus.

That Him tell Him Father
Hoping that Jesus will tell His Father about one's devotion.

Every morning this man inna mi face
Being devoted to God every day.

I want to be close to You
Desiring to be close to God.

Hay, hay, hay
Expressing emotion through exclamations.

If a relationship mi want you will give me
Knowing that God will give one a relationship if one wants it.

And so me really have to stay close to you
The importance of staying close to God in a relationship.

Him stick closer than a brother, You no see me
Acknowledging God's closeness to one, even more than a sibling.

And even closer than me Mommy and me crew
God being closer to one than even one's own family and friends.

Ah Cho
Expressing disbelief.

And mi fi leave dat, mi nah go do
Not wanting to leave a relationship with God.

No, and if mi leave, wah me go do
Being lost and having no direction without God.

Neva
Expressing certainty in staying with God.

Instead, me check and see me really need a closer walk fi true
Realizing that one needs to be closer to God.

So me leggo all the things beset
Letting go of negative things.

The Word me start recruit
Beginning to rely on the Word of God.

Inna Ephesians where me go and find a full armor suit
Finding guidance in the Book of Ephesians.

The breastplate of righteousness
Referring to spiritual armor.

AndgGird me lion with the truth
Referring to spiritual armor.

Then me draw fi mi helmet
Referring to spiritual armor.

And step in me Gospel boot
Referring to spiritual armor.

Bringing a betta tomorrow for the youths
Making a better future for young people.

I want to be close to you
Desiring to be close to God.

Hay, hay, hay
Expressing emotion through exclamations.

A just the blessing a di Lord that maketh one rich you know
Acknowledging that blessings come from the Lord.

And addeth no sorrow with it
God's blessings being pure and joyful.

So, if you want to be blessed
The way to be blessed is to be close to God.

The place that you must be is at the feet of the Almighty
Being at the feet of God in devotion is the way to be blessed.

Close to di Lord like a post to the guard
Staying close to the Lord for protection.

Close to di Lord like a house to the yard
Staying close to the Lord like a house is close to a yard.

Wire mouse to the cord
Referring to the connection between a mouse and a cord.

A mi source a di Lord
Referring to God as the source of everything.