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Take A Little Time
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Sep 6, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
Jeremy Camp's 'Take A Little Time' is a stirring call to step outside our own struggles and see the brokenness around us. The lyrics open with a confession of weariness from 'selfish tragedies,' then move to vivid images of a 'torn down empty street' and faces fading from a 'vacant scene.' This isn't a distant observation; the singer feels a 'burning urgency' and helplessness, recognizing that real faith demands action. The chorus is a simple but powerful plea to 'give your hand' and 'try to understand' that there's more going on than what our eyes can see—a reminder that hope isn't just for us to hold but to show. The bridge shifts to a posture of humility, admitting hesitation and a heart that aches, yet declaring that now is the time to kneel and reach for what is real. It's a song that moves from personal introspection to outward compassion, grounding spiritual conviction in tangible love for a hurting world.
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I picture all the things that I have seen,
All the broken hearts and tainted memories,
All I see are, all these needs.
I'm tired of my selfish tragedies.
It's time that we show,
The hope that we all know.
And, take just a little time,
To give your hand,
See the world,
And take just a little time and try to understand,
That there's more going on,
Than what these eyes can see.
I came across this torn down empty street.
How helpless that I felt,
A burning urgency,
And all I see in front of me,
Are all the faces fading from this vacant scene.
It's time that we show,
The hope that we all know.
And take just a little time,
To give your hand,
See the world,
And take just a little time and try to understand,
That there's more going on,
Than what these eyes can see.
I know it all seems complicated,
There's nothing more that could be stated,
Now, is the time to kneel,
Reaching out to what is real,
So many times I've hesitated,
How much I feel my heart is aching, now.
Ohh, now.
And take just a little time,
To give your hand.
Take just a little time,
To give your hand,
See the world,
And take just a little time and try to understand,
That there's more going on,
Than what these eyes can see.