Draw Near Lyrics - John Reuben

Death whispers words of defeat in my ear 

My God, I draw near, my God, I draw near 

God of creation, here I stand 

I've left Babylon to find out who I am 

I've traveled, I've struggled, I've failed in vain 

My own ability will never see eternal gain 

God of creation, it's You whom I seek 

Lord, I feel strapped an' tied down and my strength is weak 

Oh Lord, when I cry out, please hear what I speak 

Bring life to my body, awaken this sleep 

Death whispers words of defeat in my ear 

My God, I draw near, my God, I draw near 

When all vanishes and I stand in this place 

To face the truth for what it is 

With no human escape to hide behind 

Just my soul an' God and I find it mind blowing 

Knowin' that humanity and a mere mortal man like me 

Can have my slate cleaned of mistakes 

And the chance to put on immortality 

Even though darkness has hardened us 

In deception and spoken otherwise 

Man, I refuse to take in that nonsense 

And I refuse to buy into these lies 

These lies of pain, these lies of shame 

These lies of complete dysfunction 

This lie of hopelessness that will make a person 

Feel like they're nothing 

This lie that will make me 

Feel like my struggle is one too much to fix 

An' isn't that what darkness wants? 

For me to play the role of a victim 

But I'm a child of light 

And no longer am I bound by slavery 

I say, "Oh death, where is your sting 

And oh Hades, where's your victory?" 

Hear my cry, Oh God, attend to my prayer 

From the end of the earth I will cry to You 

When my heart's overwhelmed I will cry to You 

Leave it to the rock that is higher than I 

For You have been a shelter for me 

I will abide in Your time forever 

My God, I draw near, my God, I draw near 

Death whispers words of defeat in my ear 

My God, I draw near, my God, I draw near