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We Long For You
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Aug 23, 2026 updated
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Travis Cottrell's 'We Long for You' is a worship song expressing a deep spiritual yearning for God's presence. The lyrics describe sensing God's nearness and glory, while acknowledging that worldly pleasures leave the heart empty. The song contrasts human dissatisfaction with the fulfillment found in God's love, and it looks forward to the return of Jesus, when this longing will be fully satisfied. It emphasizes the believer's created purpose to know and be with God, and it includes a prayerful plea for Christ to come.
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There's an awesome cloud of glory
Hanging over us tonight
Of the manifested presence
Of a holy righteous calm
We can feel the Fathers favor
We can sense the spirit near
Emanuel, God with us
Come to meet us here
We long for You
How we long for You
To gaze upon Your glory
To revel in Your love
We long for You
How we long for You
Our hearts are flesh, cry out for more
The One we were created for
We long for You
This world has left us empty
Man's love has made us dry
The pleasures of our wicked hearts
Can never satisfy
Lord, You tell us that You love us
And that You are longing to
For us to know as we are known
And forever be with You
We long for You
How we long for You
To gaze upon Your glory
To revel in Your love
We long for You
How we long for You
Our hearts are flesh, cry out for more
The One we were created for
We long for You
You have made us in Your image
To be Your only pride
Worlds apart, still You are here
Dwelling deep inside
Till the fullness of Your presence comes
And Jesus splits the sky
And I pray this longing then would be
Forever satisfied, forever satisfied
Satisfied
Come, Jesus come, Jesus come
Come, Jesus come, Jesus come
We long for You
How we long for You
To gaze upon Your glory
To revel in Your love
We long for You
How we long for You
Our hearts are flesh, cry out for more
The One we were created for
We long for You
We long for You
We long for You