Bless Your name Jesus
A just the Most High
Wah di Bible say
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty (Close to me God)
Yohooo
Father, me love you every time
You a hear me chant
I want to be close to You, Jesus
Don't wanna to be far away
Hay, hay, hay
I want to be close to You,
My God
Don't wanna be far away
Hay, hay, hay
(Could neva, could neva)
Well like a belt and a buckle that's how me want fi stay
Close to You Lord God each and every day
Living in your presence I could neva go astray
I praise and worship without delay
Yeahaa,
Lord I wanna wrap myself around You
And I wanna tell You that I love You
Cause when I am in Your presence
I can't help myself
But, to express myself
But a one drop a blood
And tell the devil Back Weh
Cause I will always praise Him with Gospel Reggae
I gotta read my Bible so me nuh go astray
Cause in Your eyes our life was like a day
I wanna be close to You
Ah no you alone you know Jermaine
Don't wanna be far away
Hay, hay, hay
I want to be close to You,
(I have been in the outter courts too long)
Don't wanna be far away
(Nicholas a wah you a tell dem say
Hay, hay, hay
So listen me
So when me shut me eye and lift me hand in a di place
Ah so me want the anointing just fi land in a di place
That can't happen without relationship
That's why mi haffi be a diligent man inna di race
When all the children of God be as one inna di place
Like the Upper Room it a go gran inna di place
Me no want no rock fi cry out
Me a play my part
Me no want stick stand inna mi place
On the solid rock me deh me stand inna di grace
If God praise a pillar me belong inna di case
Me want Jesus see me so much
That Him tell Him Father
Every morning this man inna mi face
I wanna be close to You
(Closer than ever)
Don't wanna be far away
Hay, hay, hay
(Every hour and every night)
I want to be close to You,
(I woulda neva want to be out of Your presence, Lord Almighty)
Don't wanna be far away
Hay, hay, hay
Hear how it go now no
Listen
If a relationship mi want you will give me
And so me really have to stay close to you
Him stick closer than a brother, You no see me
And even closer than me Mommy and me crew
Ah Cho
And mi fi leave dat, mi nah go do
You mad?
No, and if mi leave, wah me go do
Instead, me check and see me really need a closer walk fi true
So me leggo all the things beset
The Word me start recruit
Inna Ephesians where me go and find a full armor suit
The breastplate of righteousness
AndgGird me lion with the truth
Then me draw fi mi helmet
And step in me Gospel boot
Bringing a betta tomorrow for the youths
I wanna be close to you,
Don't wanna be far away
Hay, hay, hay
(Every day and every night)
I want to be close to You,
(Coulda neva, coulda neva)
Don't wanna be far away
Hay, hay, hay
A just the blessing a di Lord that maketh one rich you know
And addeth no sorrow with it
So, if you want to be blessed
The place that you must be is at the feet of the Almighty
Close to di Lord like a post to the guard
Close to di Lord like a post to the guard
Close to di Lord like a house to the yard
Wire mouse to the cord
A mi source a di Lord