Lord, I Love You
The times when I have loved God the most were the times when I realized how much he loved me; my love for God is a response.
The verses are adapted from “Connecting with God” (aka “The Four Spiritual Laws” or “Four Fantastic Facts”), which is a common 4-point framework for summarizing the Gospel. (There’s one verse for each “Law.”)
The “guitar” sound at the beginning is a ukulele with distortion, doubled down an octave.
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Lyrics
Father God, you stitched me up inside my mother’s womb
Planting every hair where it should go
You engraved inside my heart the one thing I must do
To love the God who made me and already loves me too
You give me full life when I live life for you
Father, I’m a sinful man, I do what I want to
Trying hard to build up my own worth
I could climb a thousand mountains and never get to you
‘Cuz when I follow me, I follow death, it’s sad but true
Lord, it breaks your heart when I depart from you
Lord, I love you, Jesus
Lord, I love you ‘cause you first loved me
Lord, I love you, Jesus
Lord, I love you ‘cause you first loved me
My first love
Father God, you found a way to bring me home to you
Only you can cross the gap I made
Jesus came, he died, he rose, he went to heaven too
Healing, teaching, loving, showing me what I should do
He laid down his life so I could have life too
Lord, I love you, Jesus
Lord, I love you ‘cause you first loved me
Lord, I love you, Jesus
Lord, I love you ‘cause you first loved me
My first love
Father, I’m your child, I’ve chosen to believe in you
All I want is what you want for me
Come into my life and take control of what I do
Love and undeserved forgiveness I receive from you
And eternal life since I returned to you
Lord, I love you, Jesus
Lord, I love you ‘cause you first loved me
Lord, I love you, Jesus
Lord, I love you ‘cause you first loved me
My first love, my first love
My first love, my first love
Lord, I love you, Jesus
Lord, I love you ‘cause you first loved me
Lord, I love you, Jesus
Lord, I love you ‘cause you first loved me
Credits
Mark: vocals, ukulele, trombone, percussion, programming, mixing.
Written by Mark Amadeus Flowerdew. Recorded in Mark’s home in Halifax NS. Cover art by Mark. Released June 7, 2016.
ISRC: USHM91956047, ISWC: T9308124892, ©&℗ 2016 Mark Amadeus Flowerdew
Thanks Kailey & Alex for lyrics feedback.