Worship song from Tim Shepherd

  • Sep 27, 2019
  • Michael Blank
  • Category: Prayer Alerts

Story behind the song LINGER – Tim Shepherd 

LINK = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iAl9k8ay38

Born out of Exodus 33:7-11  where Moses is in a tent of meeting to meet with GOD-Jehovah!

It was Moses’ practice to take the Tent of Meeting and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.

Whenever Moses went out to the Tent of Meeting, all the people would get up and stand in the entrances of their own tents. They would all watch Moses until he disappeared inside.

As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and hover at its entrance while the LORD spoke with Moses.

When the people saw the cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would stand and bow down in front of their own tents.

Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting.

 

Joshua would come along and LINGER outside the tent. Moses left and went about his business and Joshua found such a wonder and peace just to be close to the place with the Presence of God – the conversations with God took place.

This is what qualified Joshua to lead God’s People – Joshua understood the value of hearing God’s Voice and then obeying His Voice.

I need to spend time set apart with God as my own “Tent of Meeting”.

We understand that HE IS Living within each one of us – We are the temple of the Holy Spirit - He is Living inside, He is Breathing inside, He is Speaking inside, we just need to cooperate with Him in Worship and in Communion anytime, anywhere, anyplace if we only get rid of distractions – white noise – and seek time alone with Him.

As this song came about there were two phrases that were important:

Living in His Sanctuary and being in the Upper Room

I don’t want to be in His Sanctuary – He IS my Sanctuary

The sweet fellowship of spending time with Jesus – He IS my Upper Room

In less than an hour (45 minutes) this song was birth – LINGER

There are songs that I have, that I only sing to the LORD!

Please ENJOY this Gift to the Body of Christ!

Gateway Worship LINK = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVvqVaHQo1w

I don’t want to hurry, no I don’t want to move

You are my Sanctuary, my Upper Room

So I’ll linger here with You.

Push through the fear of silence, till time has been removed

You are my Sanctuary, my Upper Room

So I’ll linger here with You.

My dwelling place, where I am SAFE, my refuge from the storm

Open my heart, to hear Your Heart, to LOVE You more and more

I won’t move, I’ll linger here with You.

Keep me present in this moment, there’s more You want TO DO.

You are my Sanctuary, my Upper Room

So I’ll linger here with You.

My dwelling place, where I am SAFE, my refuge from the storm

Open my heart, to hear Your Heart, to LOVE You more and more

I won’t move, I’ll linger here with You.

I want to go deeper, I want to go further, I want more of You LORD

I want to go deeper, I want to go further, than I’ve ever been before

I want to go deeper, I want to go further, I want more of You LORD

I want to go deeper, I want to go further, than I’ve ever been before

I want to go deeper, I want to go further, I want more of You LORD

I want to go deeper, I want to go further, than I’ve ever been before

My dwelling place, where I am SAFE, my refuge from the storm

Open my heart, to hear Your Heart, to LOVE You more and more

I won’t move, I’ll linger here with You.