Lord It’s Not for What You Give Me

I sat on the hillside  

Looking out over the wilderness  

I longed for sweet fellowship

With my father whom I love  

I have been in battles all week long  

Fighting in the ministry  

Fighting for the kingdom of God  

It left me feeling dry and uncertain  

Oh Oh  

Oh Oh  

O Lord it’s not for what you give me  

Or all the things you do for me  

But for the feeling of being near you  

O Lord it’s not for what you give me  

Or all the things you do for me  

But for the feeling of being near you  

I just wanna be close to you, close to you Lord  

That’s why I am working so hard and so long  

To serve you that I might be  

Chosen to be near you  

To feel you To see you  

Oh Oh  

Oh Oh  

Now I feel so weak  

Hunger is coming on me in ways  

I feel so dry  

I feel so sad  

So much pressure in my life and ministry  

How I long to be free  

Of these earthly feelings  

Od discouragement  

And uncertainty ah yeah  

Oh Oh  

Oh Oh  

O Lord it’s not for what you give me  

Or all the things you do for me  

But for the feeling of being near you  

O Lord it’s not for what you give me  

Or all the things you do for me  

But for the feeling of being near you  

I just wanna be close to you, close to you Lord  

That’s why I am working so hard and so long  

To serve you that I might be  

Chosen to be near you  

To feel you To see you  

Oh Oh  

Oh Oh  

Interlude  

Now I’m going through these tests  

Tests of my life and ministry  

It’s so hard to experience the opposite  

Of what you expect to receive  

You’ve prayed so much yet it seems  

That God does not answer  

I know that your spirit is with me  

  But I long to behold my fathers face  

Oh Oh  

Oh Oh  

O Lord it’s not for what you give me  

Or all the things you do for me  

But for the feeling of being near you  

O Lord it’s not for what you give me  

Or all the things you do for me  

But for the feeling of being near you  

I just wanna be close to you, close to you Lord  

That’s why I am working so hard and so long  

To serve you that I might be  

Chosen to be near you  

To feel you To see you  

I just wanna be close to you, close to you Lord  

That’s why I am working so hard and so long  

To serve you that I might be  

Chosen to be near you  

To feel you To see you  

Oh Oh  

O Lord it’s not for what you give me  

Or all the things you do for me  

But for the feeling of being near you  

O Lord it’s not for what you give me  

Or all the things you do for me  

But for the feeling of being near you  

I just wanna be close to you, close to you Lord  

That’s why I am working so hard and so long  

To serve you that I might be  

Chosen to be near you  

To feel you To see you  

I just wanna be close to you, close to you Lord ( Oh Oh )

That’s why I am working so hard and so long ( Oh Oh )

To serve you that I might be ( Oh Oh )

Chosen to be near you  

To feel you To see you  

Oh Oh  

It’s not for what you give me Oh Oh  

It’s not for what you give me Oh Oh  

It’s not for what you give me Oh Oh