Second Helpings
By: Tamar Pedersen

I was a much younger man - I wondered if God had a plan for me.
I wasn't sure if she was there - And did he really care - for me.

I started studying his word - To see if all the things I heard were really true.
Could God really satisfy - This ache - this yearning deep inside
Could he do all the things I hoped he could do.
I still remember to this very day
How he took the pain and hunger all away.

Chorus:
And I keep coming back for more, - Back for second helpings.
I can't stay away from his table.
I keep coming back for more - back for second helpings.
And every time that I return - I know he will be faithful.

I was completely overcome - Emotions pouring out from my soul.
It didn't matter that I cried - It filled a hunger deep inside
my heart - my heart was full.

Now the table has been spread - It's been prepared with his bread
Its free - Oh its free.
He's invited us to sit with him - We were always meant to be with him
And for every time, Oh every time

Living water it quenches every thirst. - And every single drink is like the first.

Chorus:
And I keep coming back for more, - Back for second helpings.
I can't stay away from his table.
I keep coming back for more - back for second helpings.
And every time that I return - I know he will be faithful.

So I keep coming back to his loving arms - Back to the safety.
Back to the satisfying life he always planned for me.
Oh I still remember to the very day
How he took the pain and hunger all away.

Chorus:
Back for second helpings. - I can't stay away from his table.
I keep coming - Oh - back for second helpings.
Every time that I return - He's faithful, he's faithful
Back for second helpings. - Oh I can't just, just can't stay away
I keep coming back, - back for second helpings
And every time that I return - I know he will be faithful
I keep coming back - for second helpings

Second Helpings - About

When I was young I wanted there to be a God in Heaven, but I really didn't know if there was. I really hungered to know God, so I started doing all the things I thought you should, if you were trying to find Him. I prayed and read the scriptures, but still no answer.

I can still remember how I felt the day that I first felt God touch me. I was together with a bunch of my good friends, and they were all sharing how they felt about God, and their love for Him. Then the miracle happened. I stood up to share my feelings. When I stood I had nothing to say, but then a swell of emotion hit me that I know was my answer from the Master. I began to cry, which wasn't cool for a young man, but I felt so good that I didn't even care what my friends were thinking.

Ever since that day, my life has been a search to relive that experience. I was filled with a spiritual feast that day, and I have been coming back for second helpings ever since.