Keziah practiced under the mango tree, the demo tape looped in her ear, but what she felt in her chest refused to match the recording. There were phrases in the melody where the choir expected a soaring resolve; in her chest they wanted to linger, to touch the air and let it tremble. So she changed it. She tucked pauses between words, she let the last line hang, and she sang the misheard phrase like a benediction: "He Lord thy God in the midst of thee."

The Power of Divine Presence: Exploring "The Lord Thy God in The Midst Of Thee" by First Love Music ft. Keziah

"The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing."

The lyrical heart of the song is pulled directly from , a verse that offers one of the most intimate portraits of God found in the Old Testament:

“I wanna feel You, I wanna believe, experience Your mighty presence with me,”

The lyrics are based on Zephaniah 3:17 , which describes God’s presence and His rejoicing over His people with singing. Key Lyrics

He pursed his mouth. "Listening is rarer than we say."