How He Loves

John Mark McMillan

He is jealous for me
Love's like a hurricane, I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize just how beautiful You are
And how great your affections are for me

Oh, how He loves us so
Oh, how He loves us
How He loves us so

He is jealous for me
Love's like a hurricane, I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize just how beautiful You are
And how great your affections are for me

Oh, how He loves us so
Oh, how He loves us
How He loves us so

Yeah, He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves

Yeah, He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves

So we are His portion and He is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes
If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking
So heaven meets Earth like a sloppy wet kiss
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about the way

That He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves

He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves

(He loves us)
(Whoa, how He loves us)
(Whoa, how He loves us)
(Whoa, how He loves us)
(Whoa, how He loves us)
(Whoa, how He loves us)
(Whoa, how He loves us)
(Whoa, how He loves)

Oh, I thought about You the day Stephen died
And You met me between my breaking
I know that I still love You, God
Despite the agony
Listen, people, they want to tell me You're cruel
But if Stephen could sing
He'd say it's not true, 'cause

'Cause He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves

Yeah, He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves


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    This song has never, ever, ever gotten old. It has so much intense, raw emotion in it. God loves us. He loves us because he loves us because he loves us because he loves us. He doesn't know how to be any different. This song makes me cry.

    No matter what happens, this song reminds me every single time... God loves us.

    CoreTaKneeon September 13, 2008   Link

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