Verse: 

G         D/F#           Em 
Far better is to be with You 
           C 
Even for a day 
          G             D/F# 
Than to live a thousand years 
             Em                       C 
And to never see one glimpse of Your face 
       G  D/F# G  D/F# Em 
As for me I want to be 
G/B      C 
Close to You 
       G    D/F# G   D/F# 
All my days I want to live 
Em   G/B      C 
In Your house 


G 
So take me 
C                     Em 
Make Your home in my heart 
                A/C# 
Wash away these guilty stains 
C                D 
Make me like You are 
    G 
Surround me 
C                           Em 
Closer than the air that I breathe 
                  C 
Because You have loved me 
      G/B Am7 G/B D 
I want to be 
            G 
A friend of God  




Music and lyrics by Glenn Packiam 
? 2003 Vertical Worship Songs 
CCLI# 4084574