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Pursuit (As The Deer)
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Aug 11, 2026 updated
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Citipointe Worship's 'Pursuit (As The Deer)' featuring Chardon Lewis is a passionate worship song about longing for God's presence above all else. The lyrics use vivid imagery of being underwater or in a desert, desperate for breath or water, yet declaring that God's presence is more essential than physical needs. The song echoes Psalm 42's picture of a deer panting for water, expressing a soul's deep thirst for God. It emphasizes surrender and the desire to sit at Jesus' feet, finding satisfaction and freedom in His Spirit. The overall message is one of wholehearted devotion and the pursuit of God as the ultimate treasure.
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If I wake up below
The surface of the sea
Capillaries collapsing and I'm
Desperate just to breathe
And how I want to rise
And escape from these depths
But God, I want Your presence more
Than I want that breath
God, I want your presence more than
I want that breath
As the deer pants for the water
So my soul longs after You
God, I'm desperate and I'm searching
You're my one pursuit
Lord, You quench the thirst in me
And Your Spirit sets me free
There's nothing else I want more
Than to sit at Your feet
If desert lay before me
And desert at my back
If forty days I languished
Dry and desolate
And water is all I want
I would give anything
But God, I want Your presence more
Than I want that drink
God, I want Your presence more
Than anything
As the deer pants for the water
So my soul longs after You
God, I'm desperate and I'm searching
You're my one pursuit
Lord, You quench the thirst in me
And Your Spirit sets me free
There's nothing else I want more
Than to sit at Your feet
God, I am not leaving
Without Your touch I need it
I want nothing else
I want to be where You are
To lose myself in Your heart
I want nothing else
I want nothing else
God, I am not leaving
Without Your touch I need it
I want nothing else
I want to be where You are
To lose myself in Your heart
I want nothing else
I want nothing else
If I wake up below
The surface of the sea
Capillaries collapsing and I'm
Desperate just to breathe
And how I want to rise
And escape from these depths
But God, I want Your presence more
Than I want that breath
God, I want your presence more than
I want that breath
As the deer pants for the water
So my soul longs after You
God, I'm desperate and I'm searching
You're my one pursuit
Lord, You quench the thirst in me
And Your Spirit sets me free
There's nothing else I want more
Than to sit at Your feet
There's nothing else I want more
Than to sit at Your feet
There's nothing else I want more
Than to sit at Your feet
God, I am not leaving
Without Your touch I need it
I want nothing else
I want to be where You are
To lose myself in Your heart
I want nothing else
I want nothing else
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