All That I Need

There's a song that I love from the group A Cappella called "All That I Need." It combines bits of a wonderful sermon by Dr. S M Lockridge known now as "That's My King" with lyrics about needing nothing more than Jesus. The song is part of my workout mix, partly because it has a steady rhythm, but mostly because it is a great distraction from tedium (on the treadmill), pain (running uphill), and breathlessness. It's wonderful to focus on the attributes of MY King instead of on my own energies.

Somehow I think the best thing to do is just share these lyrics:

[He's the ruler of righteousness
He's the authority of the ages
He's the holiness of heaven
He's the God of glory
He's the King of Kings
And he's the Lord of Lords
That's my Christ
And I want you to come and know Him
For yourself]

Living to please my Lord and Savior
Changing my life and my behavior
Making new choices that will favor Him
Looking above, my aim is higher
Trusting in Him is my desire
Making it day to day requires Him

All I ever wanted was truth
All I ever needed was You

CHORUS

All that I want is Jesus
All that I want is Him
All that I need is mercy
Making me free from sin
All that I want is Jesus
All that I want is Him
All that I need is mercy
Making me free from sin

[Do you want to know Him]

Knowing the truth no longer guessing
Every morning I'm confessing
Daily I'm thanking You for blessing me
Taking control He fills my yearning
Now that I know there's much I'm learning
Knowing my Lord will soon return for me
All I ever knew had no use
All I ever need comes from You

[You need to know Him]

All I ever knew had no use
All I ever need comes from You

Praise Him, praise to the Lord
All that I want is Jesus
All that I want is Him
Praise Him, praise to the Lord
All that I need is mercy
Making me free from sin

[He's the key to knowledge
He's the wealth of wisdom
He's the dawn of deliverance
He's the road to redemption
He's the highway to holiness
He's the gateway to glory
Don't you want to know him?
His love is limitless
His word is wonderful
His reign is right
His yoke is easy andHis burden is light.
Oh! I wish I could introduce you to Him adequately
But actually he's indescribably irresistible
He's invincible
He's incomprehensible
He's incomparable
Yes, you can live with Him But you can't live without Him
Yes, the Pharisees, they tested Him
But they found out they couldn't defeat Him
Pilate could not find any fault in Him
Herod couldn't harm Him
Death couldn't handle Him and
The grave couldn't hold Him
That's my Christ
That's my Lord and
That's my Jesus
Well, thine is the kingdom
The power and the glory
Forever, and ever and ever
And after you get through with all the forevers
You ought to be able to say
Amen

AMEN--even so, come quickly Lord Jesus!

For Dr. Lockridge's words and voice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX_7j32zgNw

Song from A Capella All That I Need 1999
Scriptural Reference:
"So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:31-34

http://www.acadisc.com/allthat.htm