When You Love
Embracing Love's Journey: A Musical Odyssey of Prayer and Purpose
Lyrics
There are things you can pray in your prayers
Expressing the idea that there are certain things more suitable for prayers than for songs.
That you can't sing in your songs
Highlighting the difference between the expressions in prayers and songs.
It's like the dreams that lovers share
Comparing dreams shared by lovers to a secure belief in enduring love.
When they're safely resting in the promise of a love that lasts
Emphasizing the safety found in the promise of lasting love, even when faced with challenges.
Though it leads them on to walk a steeper path
Acknowledging that enduring love may require navigating a more difficult path.
And so sometimes you pray and sometimes you sing
Describing the alternating nature of praying and singing in life.
And when you love you thank the Lord for everything
Expressing gratitude to the Lord for everything when experiencing love.
There's a rest you can find in your work
Pointing out a rest found in work that is distinct from the rest gained through sleep.
That you can't get out of sleep
Highlighting that certain benefits are obtained through work rather than rest.
And there's a healing that may hurt
Suggesting that healing may involve some discomfort.
And there's a war that must be waged for peace
Noting the necessity of a struggle or war to achieve lasting peace.
It don't come ready made
Stressing that genuine freedom requires effort and commitment.
And if you want to be free you must become a slave
Encouraging a metaphorical servitude or dedication for true freedom.
And so sometimes you work and sometimes you rest
Reflecting the alternating cycles of working and resting in life.
But when you love you know it all works out for the best
Asserting that love ultimately leads to positive outcomes.
Oh, when you love (When you love)
Repeating the idea that love is a significant and transformative force.
Oh, when you love (When you love)
-Oh, when you love (When you love)
-Oh, when you love (When you love)
-Oh, when you love
-There are things you can sing in your songs
Suggesting that lessons from prayers find expression in songs.
When you've learned them in your prayers
Emphasizing the reciprocal relationship between prayers and songs.
And there's a rest that makes you strong
Describing a rest gained through spiritual strength for the shared work.
For the work that you've been called to share
Highlighting a calling to share work with the community of believers.
In with the sons of Light
Referring to those aligned with the divine or in service to a higher purpose.
And if the Lord should tarry long enough you just might
Suggesting that with patience, one may witness the goodness in challenging times.
See that the times were good
Reflecting on the paradox of good times within the context of hardship.
Although the times were hard
-And when you love you know you've got to thank the Lord
Stressing the importance of gratitude to the Lord in the experience of love.
When you love (you gotta thank the Lord)
Reiterating the theme of expressing gratitude to the Lord when experiencing love.
You gotta love the Lord
-When you love
-You gotta love the Lord
-You gotta love the Lord
-You gotta love the Lord
Emphasizing the central role of loving the Lord in the context of the song's message.
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