O How I Love Jesus
Embracing Love's Melody: O How I Love Jesus by Carrie Underwood
Lyrics
There is a name I love to hear
Expressing affection for a particular name.
I love to sing its worth
Admiration for the value or significance of the mentioned name.
It sounds like music in my ear
Comparing the name to music and highlighting its pleasantness.
The sweetest name on earth
Describing the name as the sweetest on earth.
Oh, how I love Jesus
Reiterating profound love for Jesus.
Oh, how I love Jesus
-Oh, how I love Jesus
-Because He first loved me
Loving Jesus is attributed to His prior love for the speaker.
It tells me of a Savior's love
Referring to the message of Jesus' love and sacrifice.
Who died and set me free
Highlighting the freedom obtained through Jesus' sacrifice.
It tells me of His precious blood
Pointing to the significance of Jesus' precious blood for sinners.
A sinner's perfect plea
Describing Jesus' sacrifice as a perfect plea for sinners.
Oh, how I love Jesus
Reaffirming deep love for Jesus.
Oh, how I love Jesus
-Oh, how I love Jesus
-Because He first loved me
Reiterating that the love for Jesus stems from His initial love.
Jesus first loved me, yeah
Emphasizing Jesus' prior love as the foundation of the speaker's love.
It tells of One whose loving heart
Conveying the story of a loving heart that understands deep sorrows.
Can feel my deepest woe
Describing Jesus' empathetic nature in sharing and bearing sorrows.
Who in each sorrow bears a part
-That none can bear below
-Oh, how I love Jesus
Expressing love for Jesus, emphasizing the preceding love from Jesus.
Oh, how I love Jesus
-Oh, how I love Jesus
-Because He first loved me, yeah
Reiterating that the speaker's love is a response to Jesus' initial love.
Because He first loved me
Summarizing the motivation for the speaker's love - Jesus' prior love.
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