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Take Me Back

By Andrae Crouch

4,122 views Jun 16, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Andraé Crouch's 'Take Me Back' is a heartfelt plea for spiritual renewal and restoration. The singer confesses feeling distant from God and longs to return to the simplicity and joy of their initial faith. They acknowledge God's blessings yet admit a lack of satisfaction, asking for renewed faith, restored joy, and comfort. The song reflects a common Christian experience of spiritual dryness and the desire to reconnect with God's presence. It emphasizes dependence on God rather than self-effort, culminating in a request for help to make it home.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Take me back, take me back dear Lord

To the place where I first received you.

Take me back, take me back dear Lord where I

First believed.


I feel that I'm so far from you Lord

But still I hear you calling me

Those simple things that I once knew,

Their memories keep drawing me. 


I must confess, Lord I've been blessed

But yet my soul's not satisfied.

Renew my faith, restore my joy

And dry my weeping eyes. 


Take me back, take me back dear Lord

To the place where I first received you.

Take me back, take me back dear Lord where I

First believed.

I tried so hard

To make it all alone

I need your help

Just to make it home. 


Take me back, take me back dear Lord

To the place where I first received you.

Take me back, take me back dear Lord where I

First believed.

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