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It was like I'd never seen the sky before,
And every breath of air You gave had life,
And every day I knew what I was living for,
When at first You healed my heart and gave me sight.

Everything around me seemed so beautiful,
And everywhere I went I saw Your face,
But time it seems tries to wear away my love for You,
Now I long for You to take me back to that starting place.

Take me back to when I first believed,
Take me back to where I need to be,
To the time when I first knew You, on fire for my God,
When everything seemed brand new back to that time of,
My first love.

I remember soaring high on eagle's wings,
And within my heart Your Spirit like a dove,
So softly fell and filled me with Your songs to sing,
And fixed my eyes upon the things of God above.

But it seems to me more frequently my faith burns low,
And the strength I need to serve You fades away,
But in my heart I'm longing now to find that road,
That will take me back to what I had, take me Lord I pray.

Take me back to when I first believed,
Take me back to where I need to be,
To the time when I first knew You, on fire for my God,
When everything seemed brand new back to that time of,
My first love.

I'm not asking for a chance to live in the past,
But that I might more clearly see the way,
So to that place I first saw Your face, now take me back,
That I might be renewed again to live for You today.

Take me back to when I first believed,
Take me back to where I need to be,
To the time when I first knew You, on fire for my God,
When everything seemed brand new back to that time of,
My first love,
My first love,
Take me back to my first love.