I only want you, Jesus.

 I Only Want You, Jesus

I only want You, Jesus.

Let the world call after me with its persuasive voice,

Let it offer every pleasure, every temporary choice.

Let it promise me tomorrows filled with comfort and with ease,

I will turn my face toward You and whisper, "Only these

Are not the things my soul was made to hold or to possess.

My heart was fashioned for Your love, my spirit for Your rest."

Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. (Psalm 73:25)

I only want You, Jesus. Not the gifts that fill my hands,

Not the answers to my questions, not the fulfillment of my plans.

If I had every blessing but somehow missed Your face,

I would be the poorest soul in any time or place.

But if I have You only, with nothing else beside,

I am wealthier than kings in whom the richest things reside.

I only want You, Jesus—in the morning, when I wake,

In the busy of the noon hour, in the quiet when I ache.

When the road is steep and lonely, when the burden feels too great,

When I'm tempted to look elsewhere, to walk through another gate,

Draw me back with cords of kindness, remind me once again

That having You is having all, that wanting You is win.

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21)

I only want You, Jesus—not a version I have made,

Not a God shaped by my culture, not a Savior I've portrayed.

I want You as You are—holy, beautiful, and true,

The One who saw my deepest need and made a way to bring me through.

I want Your will, Your heart, Your way, Your purpose and Your plan,

For You are God, and I am not, and only You can span

The distance between who I am and who I long to be.

Only You can satisfy the deepest part of me.

So here I am, with empty hands and open heart, and I

Lay down every lesser love, every competing tie.

I only want You, Jesus. You are all I'm looking for.

I only want You, Jesus—now and forevermore.

Amen.