| John Mark McMillan – How He Loves Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| John Mark Mcmilan writes a hortatory song, “How He Loves,” right after one of his best friends has died; he gives us this amazing hope he has, that God's love isn't a pretty, clean, Hollywood love but its willing to love things that are messy and difficult. With an amazing message and an electronic rock sound like Bob Dylan and the Byrds, John writes this story of how he was amazed by God's overwhelming love. Taking us back to a more modern tone, John describes this love that is deep and challenges us to really dig into what love really is. He also makes this truth universal by saying, “oh how He loves us/ How he loves us so/ in lines 9-10. In light of knowing that he wrote this right the death of his friend to think things through, we see that John is seeking logos. He is struggling with this death and talks it out with God; this song is the result of that conversation. “How He Loves” is full of similes that help us picture this love, such as “Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,” (Line 2). Comparing us to a tree, he goes on to use the metaphor of us “Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.” (Line 3) When I examined this song, I found it to be very personal. Most of the pronouns used are either I or we, which implies that this song is about him or if you listening to it, he makes it personal for you too. John also makes it a religious song by talking about redemption by grace in lines 16-17. He is saying that we are saved by grace and how is grace is measureless like in line 17, “if His grace is an ocean, we're all sinking.” John learned a lot through his experience and writing this song. When I watched a video on the story behind the song, I found that John really defines true love in this song. Its not a love like you love a cheeseburger or the sunshine or a good book. This love loves even when things are messy and difficult. Its not offended by anger or bitterness. This is God's love, and he wants to be a part of your life and loves you through the hard times when things get messy and difficult. | |
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