Never Been Far
Love's Pursuit: Bridging Sin's Gulf with Divine Grace
Lyrics
Friend of Sinners came for us
Jesus, the Friend of Sinners, came to save us
Even from a long way off
His presence is accessible even from a distance
With love in His eyes
God approaches with love in His gaze
Our Father was running
The Father eagerly runs towards us
You took the separation
Christ removed the barrier of separation
And You threw it to the wind
The distance between God and us is eliminated
But You've never been far
God has never been far from us
No You've never been far away
Emphasizing God's constant proximity
You crossed the distance of my sin
Christ bridged the gap caused by our sin
To come and make Your home within
God dwells within us, transforming our hearts
My broken heart
Reference to a broken heart seeking God's presence
I'm moving closer
Expressing a journey towards God
But You've never been far
Reiterating God's perpetual closeness
The chasm of my loneliness
Loneliness cannot withstand God's love
Never stood a fighting chance
God's love overcomes the challenges of isolation
Your love caught up with me
Divine love catches up with and envelops the individual
But You've never been far away
God's continual presence is reaffirmed
Here from heaven's throne room
Reference to God's throne room in heaven
Not afraid of all the mess
God is unafraid of human imperfections
You find us in our failures
God finds and meets us in our failures
Now we're lifting You Higher
Responding to God's grace by lifting Him higher
Came to earth to climb the cross
Christ's journey from heaven to the cross is highlighted
Reaching down to raise us up
God reaches down to lift humanity up
You've never been far
Reiteration of God's proximity
No, You've never been far away
Underscoring God's ever-present closeness
Spirit You're here
Recognition of the Holy Spirit's presence
Close as my breath
Describing the Spirit as close as breath
Ready and willing
The Spirit is ready and willing to act
To do a greater thing
Anticipation of greater things through the Spirit
No more divide
An end to division and separation
Come now reside
Invitation for the Spirit to reside within
Your power and mercy
Desire for the Spirit's power and mercy to move within
Move within us
A plea for the Spirit's transformative presence
You've never been far away
Reaffirmation of God's continuous closeness
You've never been far away
Repeating the assurance of God's proximity
You've never been far away
Continued emphasis on God's nearness
You crossed the distance of my sin
Recalling Christ's intervention for our sins
To come and make Your home within
God making a home within a broken heart
My broken heart
Reiteration of a heart drawing closer to God
I'm moving closer
Expressing a journey of increased proximity to God
But You've never been far
Affirming God's perpetual closeness
The chasm of my loneliness
Loneliness cannot resist God's love
Never stood a fighting chance
Even loneliness has no power against God's love
Your love caught up with me
Divine love catches up with and envelops the individual
But You've never been far away
Reiteration of God's continual presence
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