Here in your Presence.

 Here in Your Presence

Here in Your presence—this is where I belong,

Where the weary find rest and the broken find song.

Not a distant temple, not a far-off place,

But the sacred nearness of Your embrace.

In Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Psalm 16:11)

Here in Your presence, fear melts away,

The shadows of doubt cannot stay.

For You are the Light that drives out the night,

And in Your gaze, everything is made right.

Here in Your presence, I am fully known—

Every secret, every struggle, every seed I have sown.

Yet You do not turn away in disgust;

You welcome me, in mercy and trust.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)

Here in Your presence, I find my peace,

All striving and anxious thoughts cease.

The chaos outside fades to a whisper so low,

For the Prince of Peace has silenced the foe.

Here in Your presence, I am made whole—

Body and spirit, mind and soul.

The fragments of my broken past

Are gathered and healed in love so vast.

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. (Psalm 147:3)

So let me linger, let me stay,

Not rushing, not striving, just resting this day.

Here in Your presence—my refuge, my home,

Where I am never, ever alone.

Amen.