Lord, I Love You

from Lenten Carols by Mark Amadeus Flowerdew

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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.

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

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from Lenten Carols, released June 7, 2016

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Mark Amadeus Flowerdew Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mark's timeless gospel folk-pop tunes burst with wit and whimsy over warm piano colours and joyful ukulele energy while exploring a life following Jesus, musing in verses that are vulnerable, charming, a little cheeky, and always rhyming. Mark's dream is to offer you meaningful rest from your troubles, a thoughtful challenge to your assumptions, and a sense of hope that your life is in good hands. ... more

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