Full Attention peaked the Billboard Top Christian and Gospel Albums Chart at #47, and the only single released from the album, "Sweetly Broken", peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Chart during a 20-week stay. However, the single has already grown to be a worship staple in churches and on Christian radio stations all over the United States.
Riddle is a former middle school youth pastor at the Anaheim Vineyard in Anaheim, California, a position he held for 6 years, as well as leading worship at the church. He took the position after a few years of playing in a mainstream band with no success. Being in the position allowed for the inspiration with which he penned the songs that appear on Full Attention.
Riddle is married with three children."
Close
Jeremy Riddle Lyrics
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I long to see You more clearly
Won't You show me more and more of You
No longer to simply see in part
The fullness of Your grace
The wonders of Your heart
May I be so bold and ask of You
Here I am crying
Before You I am kneeling
I am filled with desperation
To be close to You
Rend the veil of my confusion
All my doubts and disillusions
Draw me close and keep me still there
In awe of You
In awe of You
I long to know You more rightly
I long to see You more clearly
Won't You show me more and more of You
No, no longer to simply see in part
The fullness of Your grace
The wonders of Your heart
May I be so bold and ask of You
May I ask?
And here I am crying
Before You I am kneeling
I am filled with desperation
To be close to You (to be close to You)
Rend the veil of my confusion
All my doubts and disillusions
Draw me close and keep me still there
In awe of You
In awe of You
To see more of You
To see much more of You, God
I must see more
I must see more
The song "Close" by Jeremy Riddle is a heart-wrenching plea for a deeper experience of God's presence. The opening lines express the songwriter's deep longing to know and see God more rightly and clearly, and to be shown more of Him. The desire is to move beyond the current experience of seeing God in part, to behold the fullness of His grace and the wonders of His heart.
The songwriter is bold enough to ask God to draw him close and keep him there in awe of Him. This request is made in the midst of tears and desperation, as the songwriter kneels before God, seeking to be surrounded by His love and power. The veil of confusion, doubts, and disillusions is porously drawn aside to make way for a profound encounter with God.
The chorus of the song repeats the plea for God to draw close, rend the veil of confusion, and keep the songwriter still in awe of Him. The deep desire of the songwriter's heart is to see more of God, and to experience Him more fully.
Line by Line Meaning
I long to know You more rightly
I desire to understand You more accurately
I long to see You more clearly
I yearn to have a clearer vision of You
Won't You show me more and more of You
May You please reveal Yourself to me more and more
No longer to simply see in part
I no longer want just a partial understanding
The fullness of Your grace
I seek to know the completeness of Your mercy
The wonders of Your heart
I desire to discover the magnificence of Your innermost being
May I be so bold and ask of You
Can I have the courage to request from You
Here I am crying
At this moment, I am weeping
Before You I am kneeling
I am humbly bowing in Your Presence
I am filled with desperation
I am overwhelmed by my need for You
To be close to You
I want to be near You
Rend the veil of my confusion
Please remove the barrier of my uncertainty
All my doubts and disillusions
Every one of my uncertainties and disappointments
Draw me close and keep me still there
Bring me close to You and sustain me there
In awe of You
In admiration and wonder of You
To see much more of You, God
A desire to witness more of You, dear God
I must see more
It is necessary for me to see more of You
Contributed by Harper P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.