We're Here Because You're Here

Help us not pretend it's easy We're just fine and so happy This is why we're here We're all hurting, we're trying, we're needy If we're gonna pray, sing, preach Through it all, we need You We're here because we know You're here Because You're always near When we are here, oh We love because we know Your love Because You always love When we are here There's something in the air, feels like heaven When we meet You here together This is why we're here, we're needed There's a seat saved at the table You're calling us to taste and see Through it all, we need You We're here because we know You're here Because You're always near When we are here, oh We love because we know Your love Because You always love When we are here Without You, it's smoke and mirrors Without You, it's only noise But with You, it's holy wonder Resurrection, power, and joy Without You, it's on our shoulders Without You, it's bound to fail But with You, the weak and weary Shake the very gates of hell Oh, oh, oh, oh We're here because we know You're here Because You're always near When we are here, oh We love because we know Your love Because You always love When we are here Deuteronomy 1:31 You saw how the Lord, your God, brought you through the desert He carried you everywhere you went Just as a father carries his son And now you have arrived here