I found this song in the archives and thought it would be appropriate for today as we go to church:

We only did this song once. It was at a Matthew* Reunion at Brookwood around 2009. We were in the new auditorium and David Polk was still with us this side of heaven. I probably recorded this song so that the guys could practice before they came. Don’t expect a great rendition…(click the title, go to the link; it’s the last song on the list).

Waiting

We come together to sing and praise,
We talk about the weather and about our days,
Then we sing a worship song;
We listen to the pastor break the Bread of Life,
We take up the offering ‘cause we know it’s right,
Then we all just run along…

And Jesus waits for us to come
So He can wrap His arms around us,
The Holy Spirit’s calling us to Him,
So here we stand before Him now,
Will we run to Him or turn around
And all just walk away…
Let us turn to Him and say:

We wait upon You, Lord,
Not because of fame and fortune,
Not for what You can do for us—
We wait upon You!
We wait upon You, Lord,
You pour out grace through Your Holy Presence,
You’re the One with the words of life,
We wait upon You! We wait upon You!

We are waiting…we are waiting…waiting…

We come together to sing Your praise,
Joining our voices, we Your anthem raise,
We are crying out to You;
We listen to the stories of Your faithful ones
And we are encouraged to continue on
As we run to the prize:
From Your throne in Glory rise!

And Jesus beckons us to come
So He can wrap His arms around us,
The Holy Spirit carries us to Him,
Then we will stand before His throne,
We will pledge allegiance to the Lamb
And fall at His feet…those nail-pierced feet—but until then:

We wait upon You, Lord,
Not because of fame and fortune,
Not for what You can do for us—
We wait upon You!
We wait upon You, Lord,
You pour out grace through Your Holy Presence,
You’re the One with the words of life,
We wait upon You! We wait upon You!

We are waiting…we are waiting…waiting…

May we enter into corporate worship with consecrated hearts that come from consecrated lives. If we have not been living as set-apart Christians, then we need to start with repentance. Let us turn to Him and ask Him to help us orient our lives to the cross and to His throne. We cannot do it ourselves; we need Him. So we wait…

Abba, I know that as Worship Leader, I must be the Lead Worshiper. I ask that you prepare my heart for worship. May I seek Your presence now so that I won’t be surprised when You show up in our midst! Manifest Your presence with us, O Lord. WE NEED YOU! Amen.

*Matthew was our singing group. We traveled to churches and sang concerts of original songs.