Looking back on his early days as a budding musician and worship leader, Cooley is still surprised by the orchestrating hand that carefully prepared him for his current position. "My family and I often did concerts in addition to regular church services," he recalls. "It was when they needed to produce a custom recording for radio stations that I learned to make records."
At twenty-one, Cooley was spending part of his time playing the piano with Christian musicians Lenney LeBlanc and Rusty Goodman and the other part serving as associate Pastor in his father's church. But he knew he had a destiny to fulfill and at the age of twenty-eight he set off to find it.
Cooley moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and began working at Christ Church as an assistant music minister. Two years later, he left Christ Church to become a studio musician and an independent producer. In the fall of 1994, Lindell visited BROWNSVILLE Assembly and met with Pastor John Kilpatrick. In February of 1995, Kilpatrick needed a music minister and believed Lindell was God's choice for the position. After initially turning down the job. Lindell accepted and arrived in April of 1995. Two monthes latter while Lindell was away on a mission trip to the Ukrane, a historic REVIVAL began lasting years were over 200,000 people would go to experience the glory of God.
After 10 years of serving as music minister for the BROWNSVILLE REVIVAL, it was evident the Lord had much bigger plans.
Then in January of 2004, Lindell moved back to Nashville and began to plant Grace Church. He currently resides in Franklin, Tn. with his wife Amber and two sons, Samuel and Isaac.
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All I Want
Lindell Cooley Lyrics
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Expectantly I lift my eyes
And I see You (echo)
Gazing on Your heavenly throne
In Your presence I'm at home
Here with You (echo)
All I want is more
Earthly cares and passions pale
When You tke away the veil
And I see You (echo)
When You open heaven's door
All I want to have is more
More of You (echo)
And all I want
Is more and more of You
The earth and all its glory will fade
But the word of our God will stand
The earth and all its glory will fade
But the kingdom of God I will see
Nothing in the world compares
To the love that I can share
Alone with You (echo)
There is nothing else so real
As the things as You reveal
When I'm with You (echo)
The lyrics of Lindell Cooley's "All I Want" express the songwriter's longing for a deeper connection with God. The song starts with the singer waking up in the morning and immediately looking to God, who is represented as being on a heavenly throne. The singer finds solace and comfort in God's presence, and the song echoes this sentiment with the repetition of the phrase "Here with You."
The lyrics go on to contrast earthly cares and passions with the singer's desire for more of God. When God reveals Himself to the singer, all possessions and worldly pursuits seem to pale in comparison, and the singer wants to have even more of God. This desire for a deeper connection with God is reinforced by the lyrics that state that the earth and all its glory will fade, but the word of God will stand, and the kingdom of God will be seen.
The final lines of the song emphasize the unmatched love and truth found in time spent with God. Nothing compares to the revelations that can be garnered when alone with God. These lyrics express the idea that all the singer desires is more of God and deeper insight into His ways.
Line by Line Meaning
In the morning when I rise
As I begin a new day
Expectantly I lift my eyes
Eager to see and acknowledge God's presence
And I see You (echo)
Confirmed sight of God
Gazing on Your heavenly throne
Seeing God seated in His place of worship
In Your presence I'm at home
Feeling most comfortable when in God's company
Here with You (echo)
Acknowledging God's close presence
All I want is more
Desire for increasing involvement with God
And more of You
A stronger connection with the divine
Earthly cares and passions pale
Concerns for worldly issues losing significance
When You take away the veil
Removal of obstructions to spiritual clarity
And I see You (echo)
Affirmation of God's presence
When You open heaven's door
Accessing celestial virtues and insights
All I want to have is more
Increased spiritual connection and experience
More of You (echo)
Deepening bond with God
And all I want
My supreme desire
Is more and more of You
Increasing communication with the divine
The earth and all its glory will fade
Temporal nature of everything on earth
But the word of our God will stand
Permanence and constancy of the divine message
The earth and all its glory will fade
Transient quality of earthly possessions
But the kingdom of God I will see
Hope for everlasting treasures in God's domain
Nothing in the world compares
All worldly things pale in comparison
To the love that I can share
Inferiority of earthly love compared to God's love
Alone with You (echo)
Decisive moment of spiritual intimacy
There is nothing else so real
Inability of anything else to match this experience
As the things as You reveal
Revelation of divine insight and understanding through God's presence
When I'm with You (echo)
Realizing spiritual wholeness and fulfillment through God's presence
Contributed by Adalyn S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.