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I don't want to be like lepers
Who receive the miracle and go away
Like Simon who welcomes you into his house
But doesn't worship you
Doesn't care and doesn't make an effort to please you

I don't want to be a priest inside the temple
Who doesn't listen to you
Or even Judas, who is by your side
But his heart is far away
Who negotiates trust, intimacy, and even communion

What good is it to be like Saul
Who is applauded and honored by men?
But to hear God Himself saying: 'you have been rejected'
To be honored is to have the certainty, God, that you are by my side

My God, I couldn't bear your indifference
Of all I've learned in life, I'm sure
I can live without many things
But never without your presence

I want to be here and feel you
Talk to you and listen to you
Have the joy of hearing your voice, my God
Saying that I am yours, that you delight in me

I never want to grow too much
To the point of wanting to walk alone
I want to hold tightly onto your hands
My heart chooses to be with you

I don't want to achieve my independence
But I want to be like a child that you nurture
Because, of all I desire
What I desire the most is your presence

Final
Of all I desire
What I desire the most is your presence

Of all I desire
What I desire the most is your presence, oh God
Your presence