I want to know you

Do you ever have those specific songs that you will never forget? Maybe even ones that have had an effect or changed your life? Well, I have one specific song that I still remember how much it affected me and I will never forget it.

One night sitting in the coffee shop at Solid Ground I sat and listened. I had already attended one high school meeting and was already trying to digest truth. Something the pastor had said that first visit there had made me for once in my life think. I really began to question things and began to seek. Growing up in a Catholic family I now found myself sitting and pondering. At the time I was rather caught up with the guy sitting behind the guitar. Something about the guitar....the music it makes....the person that was playing it.

My thoughts were not on the Lord at this time but rather my new friend. Nick was so neat and after that first night in the group I had soon became a regular at the Christian coffee shop. They had begun an open mike night and so this is where I was now sitting. The first open mike night and it was me, Nick, and the guy running the equitment. By this time I had formed a slight friendship and a tiny bit of a crush on Nick. He had blue eyes, black hair, almost always wore khaki shorts with black shirts, addidas flipflops and 8 guage earrings. Oh, and did I already mention the guitar?

So, as the night began and no one showed up the three of us began to play around. He asked me if I could sing and I told him I had never sung in public but I absolutely loved it. I was a bit nervous and did not know a single Christian song. That however is what he knew. I sat and listened. It was at this point he began to play a song that would change my life. (Well, that and God opening my eyes) The song...."In the Secret." The words of this song described love in such a beautiful manner. It described the feelings you get when you desire someone and up till this point my desires like that had only been toward guys. I listened to the words in awe. I could not believe that someone could sing these type of words to a god.

I sat while he played it and then it was my turn to sing it. I got behind him to where the words were and just looked and listened once more. Then, I got to sing with him. I was shocked and confused and more then anything I was curious. This was the beginning of my life. The beginning of something amazing. I love the words of that song till this day and will never forget the way I felt when I heard them the first time. That desperate, longing feeling that would be turned to my savior, forever.

In the secret, in the quiet place
In the stillness You are there
In the secret, in the quiet hour
I wait only for You
Cause, I want to know You more

Chorus:
I want to know You
I want to hear Your voice
I want to know You more
I want to touch You
I want to see Your face
I want to know You more

I am reaching for the highest goal
That I might receive the prize
Pressing onward, pushing every hindrance aside
Out of my way
Cause, I want to know You more

Chorus