# TEACH ME TO NUMBER MY DAYS [INTRO — atmospheric clean guitar, pulsing bass, electronic percussion, distant vocal chops] [VERSE 1 — conversational male vocal] I keep running after things That disappear before I hold them Build my plans on shifting ground Then wonder why they can't support me Another morning, another mile Another screen, another headline I'm busy trying to make a life I won't remember in a lifetime [PRE-CHORUS — drums building] The sun comes up The sun goes down Everything I build Will one day hit the ground So Lord, before I waste another day... [CHORUS — huge guitars, driving drums, gang vocals] TEACH ME TO NUMBER MY DAYS TEACH ME TO KNOW WHAT REMAINS I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MY WHOLE LIFE CHASING WHAT FADES AWAY YOU ARE MY REFUGE WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGES WHEN EVERYTHING I TRUST IS TAKEN AWAY TEACH ME TO NUMBER MY DAYS AND GIVE YOU THE ONES THAT I HAVE [VERSE 2 — energetic, rhythmic] Herod heard the name of Jesus And he wanted to see His face But curiosity isn't conversion And knowing isn't the same as faith I can hear about You every Sunday I can know the words and sing along But if I never let You change me What good is knowing You are God? [PRE-CHORUS — rising] I've spent enough time asking "What can this world give me?" Now I'm asking something different: "Lord, what are You asking of me?" [CHORUS — bigger] TEACH ME TO NUMBER MY DAYS TEACH ME TO KNOW WHAT REMAINS I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MY WHOLE LIFE CHASING WHAT FADES AWAY YOU ARE MY REFUGE WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGES WHEN EVERYTHING I TRUST IS TAKEN AWAY TEACH ME TO NUMBER MY DAYS AND GIVE YOU THE ONES THAT I HAVE [BRIDGE — music drops to piano, clean guitar] [MALE VOCAL — intimate] Nothing new under the sun. I've chased it. I've bought it. I've wanted it. I've achieved it. And somehow... I still want more. [Soft drum enters] Maybe the problem isn't that I don't have enough. Maybe I've been asking temporary things to give me something only You can give. [BUILD — guitars swell] So take my ambition. Take my plans. Take every day I keep trying to control. I don't want a bigger life. I want a faithful one. [FINAL CHORUS — massive, uplifting] TEACH ME TO NUMBER MY DAYS TEACH ME TO LIVE WHILE I'M HERE LET ME WAKE UP TO MERCY AND NOT WASTE ANOTHER YEAR YOU ARE MY REFUGE MY HOME AND MY ANCHOR WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE HAS AN END TEACH ME TO NUMBER MY DAYS AND SPEND THEM LOVING YOU [BREAKDOWN — gang vocals] WHAT LASTS? YOUR LOVE! WHAT REMAINS? YOUR WORD! WHO AM I SEEKING? JESUS! [DRUM HIT] WHO AM I SEEKING? JESUS! [FINAL CHORUS — biggest section] TEACH ME TO NUMBER MY DAYS TEACH ME TO KNOW WHAT REMAINS LET EVERY MOMENT I HAVE BECOME AN OFFERING OF PRAISE WHEN THE SUN RISES WHEN THE SUN SETS WHEN I HAVE EVERYTHING WHEN I HAVE NOTHING LEFT YOU ARE MY REFUGE YOU ALWAYS HAVE BEEN TEACH ME TO NUMBER MY DAYS [OUTRO — guitars and vocal harmonies fading] [QUIET VOCAL] The world keeps turning. The years keep passing. So Lord... don't let me miss You today. [FINAL LINE] Teach me to number my days.
