Above All Names
Everybody knows your name
But how do you know mine?
And why do I keep feeling like
I knew you in another time?
Who do people say I am
You asked of men like me
Two thousand years ago
And it remains a mystery
Your name
It draws me
Your name
It awes me
Jesus, who are you?
And who am I
To claim you know me too?
Closer than a brother
Closer than a lover
How can it be?
That you who rule the universe know me?
Your name, it brings me to my knees
So ashamed of my disease
I call upon your name
Have mercy, Jesus, please
Have mercy, have mercy on me
For you are more than just a name
You hold the keys to life
Your word will silence everything
And put an end to strife
And on that day all fear will fly
Though tears today may overflow
For you who made my eyes
Have promised then to make them dry
Your name
It draws me
Your name
It awes me
Jesus, who are you?
The answer echoes out of every age
Drowning out the senseless rage
Of nations drenched in pain
Who still refuse to call your name
Repent, repent, you call again
To every ear that hears
And all who truly come to you
Have no more need to fear
You call by name
All who belong
All who belong to you
And all along you always knew
All who would truly come to you
I'll run to you
With all my strength
You lead me on and on
Until I rise
Into the skies and shining like the dawn
The first, the last, the holy one
The name above all names
To you the holy one I love
Forever to bring praise
Vic Lortz, 9/04