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Linger A Little Longer

Written by Gene Ezell

Bernadette Negus; First Sunday Publishing/BMI (Admin. By Music Services)
Gene Ezell; Chris White Music/BMI
Sean Barber

V1
We hurry here and hurry there
Yeah, life can get so busy
Through all the chaos and the noise
There’s just so much we’re missing

When problems seem too big to solve 
And fear is all around us
We need to put the world on pause
And spend some time with Jesus…oh let’s

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Linger a little longer
In His Holy presence            
Til the clouds of doubt give way
To every blessed promise           
Perfect peace and hope rise up
And faith grows even stronger
When we linger a little longer

V2
A few more minutes with the Lord
Breathes life into our spirit
We find the strength to carry on
The closer we draw near Him

What joy to hear His tender voice
When we take time to listen
The burdens of this life grow small
The more we look toward Heaven…and we

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We are healed, we’re made whole
It is well with our soul…when we

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