I have come through an empty place Through the wilderness of my soul The selfish life that I once embraced Seldom satisfies me anymore I have been tried, I have been tested Now I know the only way for me Is to follow after God's own heart After God's own heart How I long to be what He wants me to be After God's own heart No other love means so much to me So I will follow after God's own heart I will tell of His faithfulness How He carried my iniquity I will sing of His holiness That demands a life of purity I must obey, I must be broken If this world is ever gonna see Oh, a man after's God's own heart After God's own heart How I long to be what He wants me to be After God's own heart Oh, no other love means so much to me I will follow after God's own heart There's no shadow of turning As I'm headin' straight for Him Oh, His calling is my yearning I will follow, I will follow After God's own heart How I long to be what He wants me to be After God's own heart How my soul desires to be After God's own heart Oh, no other love means so much to me So I will follow after God's own heart, yeah After God's own heart Listen, listen to each other Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la I am running after God's own heart, yeah Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la I am running after God's own heart Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Keep on running after God's own heart I am pressing on, I am moving on After God's own heart, yeah After Him, running after Him