w/m: Roger Thrower
VERSE 1
LORD, I NEED TO BE CLOSER TO YOU,
CLOSER TO YOU, SO IF I FALL DOWN
I’LL FIND MYSELF CLOSER TO YOU,
CLOSER TO YOU, SAFE ON HOLY GROUND
LORD, I FIND MYSELF REACHING TO YOU,
REACHING TO YOU FOR YOUR WARM EMBRACE
I KNOW YOU ARE REACHING FOR ME,
REACHING FOR ME, YOU LIFT UP MY FACE
CHORUS
UNDERNEATH THE SHADOW OF YOUR WING
I AM RENEWED—–IN YOU I’M MADE NEW AGAIN
UNDERNEATH THE SHADOW OF YOUR WING
THE SHACKLES BREAK AND I CAN SING
IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR THRONE
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY HOME
I’M ETCHED IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
WHERE I BELONG
VERSE 2
LORD, I NEED TO BE CLOSER TO YOU,
CLOSER TO YOU, SO WHEN I FALL DOWN
I’LL FIND MYSELF CLOSER TO YOU,
CLOSER TO YOU, SAFE ON HOLY GROUND
LORD, I’LL FIND MYSELF REACHING TO YOU,
REACHING TO YOU FOR YOUR WARM EMBRACE
I KNOW YOU ARE REACHING FOR ME,
REACHING FOR ME YOU LIFT UP MY FACE
(CHORUS)