Oh, for a heart that does not ache   For a backbone that won't break   For some steady feet or sturdy ground   A road that isn't gonna let me turn around   And run for a thousand tongues to sing      To wear wisdom like Solomon's robe   For the patience and perspective of a man like Job   Just to soar on wings of eagles   For no other reason than the bird's eye view      For a flight or two and the list gets longer   Who I wish I was and was no longer      I never could be good enough to measure up   But You want to take me as I come   You're the only one that can   Take me as I am      Oh, to feel hope in hopeless times   Never mind the silver lining 'cause the clouds are fine   To breathe prayers that move the heavens   Or save hundreds from the flames      To know my place, to know my name   But the gap grows wider   Between who I am and all I aspire to be      I never could be good enough to measure up   But You want to take me as I come   You're the only one that can   Take me as I am      At the end of myself, at the end of the day   I can find little else but the courage to say   I need You, that's all   I need You