# TAKE ME DEEPER [INTRO – SPOKEN / ACOUSTIC / ELECTRIC FIDDLE] [MALE – SPOKEN] Psalm chapter One Hundred Thirty-Nine, Verses Twenty-Three and Twenty-Four. “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Lord... Don’t just change what’s around me. Change what’s inside me. Take away anything that keeps me from You. [BARITONE GUITAR ENTERS] Take me deeper. [VERSE 1 – MALE] I’ve walked through valleys, climbed every hill, And learned that Your purpose is greater still. I’ve seen Your mercy, I’ve lived in Your grace, I’ve watched You meet me in every place. I’ve known You as Savior, called You my King, Watched You restore every broken thing. But I don’t want only the things You can do, I want to know Your heart, I want more of You. [PRE-CHORUS – MALE / FEMALE] [MALE] Strip away the pride I’ve carried on my own, Take away the things that keep me from Your throne. [BOTH] If there’s anything in me That doesn’t look like You, Break it, Lord, And make me new. [CHORUS – BOTH] Take me deeper, Lord, take me deep, Past the places where my old ways sleep. Past what I know, past what I can see, Past who I was, to who You’re calling me. Take me deeper than I’ve ever been before, Open up my heart and lead me through the door. I don’t want the surface, I want all of You. Take me by the hand, Lord... Take me deeper. [VERSE 2 – FEMALE] I used to chase blessings, I asked You for things, Now I want the shelter beneath Your wings. I don’t need the answer to every prayer, I just need to know that You’ll meet me there. If You lead through fire, I’ll follow Your way, Through every valley, through every hard day. If the road gets narrow, I won’t turn away, Closer to You is where I want to stay. [PRE-CHORUS – FEMALE / MALE] [FEMALE] Search every corner, Lord, search every room, Shine Your light on everything I do. [BOTH] Whatever You find That is not from You, Take it from my heart, And make me new. [CHORUS – BOTH] Take us deeper, Lord, take us deep, Past the places where our old ways sleep. Past what we know, past what we can see, Past who we were, to who You’re calling us to be. Take us deeper than we’ve ever been before, Open up our hearts and lead us through the door. We don’t want the surface, we want all of You. Take us by the hand, Lord... Take us deeper. [ELECTRIC FIDDLE SOLO – BARITONE RIFF / HEAVY DRUMS] [BRIDGE – CALL AND RESPONSE] [MALE] Take my plans, [FEMALE] Take my pride, [MALE] Take the things [FEMALE] I try to hide. [MALE] Take my fear, [FEMALE] Take my shame, [BOTH] Purify us In Your flame. [FEMALE] Take my heart, [MALE] Take my soul, [BOTH] Every piece, Take control. Whatever keeps us far from You, We’ll lay it down, And let You make us new. [BREAKDOWN – SUNG / BUILDING] [MALE] I don’t want religion Without surrender! [FEMALE] I don’t want a faith That’s only words! [MALE] I don’t want to know You From a distance! [FEMALE] I want to know You For who You are! [DRUMS BUILD] [MALE] More than Your blessings! [FEMALE] More than Your miracles! [BOTH] More than anything This world could ever give! Jesus, we want You! Jesus, we need You! Search us! Change us! Shape us! Lead us! TAKE US DEEPER! [FINAL CHORUS – BOTH / FULL BAND] Take me deeper, Lord, take me deep, Past every part I’m scared to let You see. Past every fear, past every doubt, Till what You’ve placed within comes pouring out. Take me deeper than I’ve ever been before, Till my heart wants nothing but You anymore. I surrender everything I’ve tried to keep. Take me by the hand, Lord... TAKE ME DEEPER! [FINAL LIFT – CALL AND RESPONSE] [MALE] Deeper than the fear! [FEMALE] Deeper than the pain! [MALE] Deeper than the person [FEMALE] I don’t want to be again! [BOTH] Deeper in Your presence, Deeper in Your truth, Strip away everything That keeps me far from You! I don’t want the surface! I don’t want halfway! I want to know You more With every breath and every day! TAKE ME DEEPER! [ELECTRIC FIDDLE SOARS] [OUTRO – BARITONE / ELECTRIC FIDDLE / PEDAL STEEL] [FEMALE] Deeper than yesterday, [MALE] Deeper than before. [BOTH] Deeper in Your presence, Longing for You more. Take me deeper, Lord, Till my heart belongs completely To You. Take me deeper.
