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Right Where You Are
Jimmy Needham Lyrics
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You're what I've heard but barely known
Like a man who's mastered every tongue
But never left his home
My hungry heart is discontent
With petty thought and argument
So they can keep their sermonettes
Take me above the sun, moon and stars
There's so much more I can see
If You would just carry me
Up to the place where You are
Take me, my love, escape with my heart
In chasing You
I will run right past the radiant sun
Until I find myself right where You are
Right where You are
I wanna board the northbound train
And go on up to heaven's gate
You said to seek and I will find
Well, here I come, no turning round this time
I want to taste the height and depth
And live inside Your length and breadth
And comprehend with all the saints
As why Your love has never left, no, no
Take me above the sun, moon and stars
There's so much more I can see
If You would just carry me
Up to the place where You are
Take me, my love, escape with my heart
In chasing You
I will run right past the radiant sun
Until I find myself right where You are
I'm not an orphan, I'm a runaway
You've always been there for me
So if You're willing to receive a stray
I will gladly run into Your arms
Its exactly where I always wanna be
Take me above the sun, moon and stars
There's so much more I can see
If You would just carry me
Up to the place where You are
Take me my love, escape with my heart
In chasing You
I will run right past the radiant sun
Until I find myself right, oh, right where You are
Right where You are
Oh, right where You are
The song "Right Where You Are" by Jimmy Needham is a beautifully written piece that talks about the longing of the singer's heart. The lyrics depict a deep yearning to find God and be in His presence. The singer understands what he has been told about God, but he wants to experience His presence, not just know about it. He is hungry for a deeper relationship with God and is discontent with the trivial arguments about Him. The lyrics talk about the desire to comprehend His love and taste the height and depth of it.
The singer wants to leave all distractions behind and board the northbound train to heaven's gate. He wants to seek and find God and live inside His length and breadth. He wants to know why His love has never left. The lyrics suggest that the singer feels like a runaway but not an orphan. He knows that God has always been there for him, and he wants to run to His arms. The repeated line about finding himself "right where You are" shows the desperation of the singer to be in God's presence and nowhere else.
In summary, the song is about the longing of the singer's heart to find God and experience His presence. He wants to leave behind the trivial arguments about faith and comprehend the height and depth of God's love. He wants to run to His arms and be right where He is.
Line by Line Meaning
I understand what I've been told
I have heard about you and what you are supposed to be like.
You're what I've heard but barely known
Although I have heard about you, I do not yet know you very well.
Like a man who's mastered every tongue
I am like someone who has mastered many languages, but has not yet traveled anywhere.
But never left his home
I have not yet experienced anything beyond what I have heard or read about.
My hungry heart is discontent
My heart is not satisfied with shallow thoughts and arguments.
With petty thought and argument
I am not interested in discussions that are not deep or meaningful.
So they can keep their sermonettes
I do not want to hear lectures or shallow religious teachings.
I want the Christ not just his silhouette
I want to truly experience and know Jesus, not just have a surface-level understanding of him.
Take me above the sun, moon and stars
I want to experience something greater than what I can see with my eyes.
There's so much more I can see
I know there is more to life than what I have experienced so far.
If You would just carry me
I need your help and guidance to experience these greater things.
Up to the place where You are
I want to come to where you are, beyond what I can see and know in this world.
Take me, my love, escape with my heart
I want to be with you, and for you to take me away.
In chasing You
I am pursuing you with all my heart.
I will run right past the radiant sun
I will not be distracted by anything else on my pursuit to be with you.
Until I find myself right where You are
I will keep following until I am with you in the place where you are.
I wanna board the northbound train
I want to go on a journey towards heaven.
And go on up to heaven's gate
I want to reach the gates of heaven and be with you.
You said to seek and I will find
I know you have promised that if I seek you, I will find you.
Well, here I come, no turning round this time
I am coming to you with all my heart and I will not turn back.
I want to taste the height and depth
I want to experience the full breadth of your love and power.
And live inside Your length and breadth
I want to truly know and experience all of who you are.
And comprehend with all the saints
I want to understand and experience what other believers in you have experienced.
As why Your love has never left, no, no
I want to understand and experience the depth and faithfulness of your love.
I'm not an orphan, I'm a runaway
I am not alone - I have you, but I have strayed away from you.
You've always been there for me
I know you have always been present in my life, even when I was not seeking you.
So if You're willing to receive a stray
I ask that you would still accept me, despite my wandering away from you.
I will gladly run into Your arms
I want to come back to you and be embraced by your love.
Its exactly where I always wanna be
I know that being with you is where I truly belong.
Oh right where You are
I want to be with you in the very presence of who you are.
Contributed by Sadie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.