Jesus, You Have Loved Me
Astounding Love: A Tribute to Sacrificial Redemption
Lyrics
Jesus you have loved me
Expressing gratitude and acknowledgment of Jesus' love.
No greater love do I see
Acknowledging that there is no greater love than a person sacrificing their life for another.
Than that a man should give himself and die for me
Reflecting on the profound concept of a man giving himself and dying for the speaker.
Now I cry out holy, holy, holy
Expressing reverence and recognition of the holiness of Jesus.
I know I may have messed up
Admitting personal flaws but acknowledging that Jesus' love is sufficient despite mistakes.
But your love it is enough
Affirming that Jesus' love is enough to cover every sin and crime.
To cover every sin and crime and that I could dream of
Emphasizing the comprehensive nature of Jesus' love, capable of covering all sins and crimes.
This love it is aboundin'
Describing the abundance and astonishing nature of Jesus' love.
It is astoundin' to me
Expressing amazement at the overwhelming nature of Jesus' love.
I was just sittin' in my sin
Recalling a past state of sin and acknowledging the need for a new beginning.
Pathetic in my condition
Describing a life marked by darkness, hopelessness, addiction, and repeated failures.
It was disease with no release
-No cure, no pills, no medicine
-All I got was darkness in my life
-No hope, no light that shinin' bright
-Addiction, conviction for my sin
-Bringin' friction and failure left and right
-Who would even lend a care to my sorrows
Expressing a sense of despair and hopelessness without a new beginning.
No happiness or joy for me to borrow
-But I know if I don't get a new me, new clean slate
-There's no hope for my tomorrow
-But who would come rescue me
Pleading for rescue and acknowledging Jesus' sacrifice on the cross.
Who would come set me free
-Give me what I need, what I can't achieve
-You bleed for me
-I believe that
Affirming belief in Jesus' love and sacrifice.
Jesus you have loved me
Repeating the acknowledgment of Jesus' love and its power to cover sins and crimes.
No greater love do I see
-Than that a man should give himself and die for me
-Now I cry out holy, holy, holy
-I know I may have messed up
-But your love it is enough
-To cover every sin and crime and that I could dream of
-This love it is aboundin'
Describing Jesus as the way, the truth, the life, and the great I AM.
It is astoundin' to me
-Jesus, the way, the truth, the life
-Jesus, the man who made things right
-Jesus, beyond the man, The great I AM
-Sittin' on a throne for all of time
-Jesus, who left the throne above
Detailing Jesus' sacrifice, including wearing a thorny crown and shedding blood for the speaker's soul.
Jesus, who sacrificed for love
-Jesus took a thorny crown, laid his down
-And bought my soul with his blood
-Jesus, my God I wanna see
Expressing a desire to see Jesus and acknowledging Him as an eternal king and savior.
Jesus, my king eternally
-Jesus, lift his name and bring him fame and shout
-My savior set me free
-Jesus who saved me through my doubts
Thanking Jesus for saving and breaking chains through calling names.
Jesus who picked me up from down
-Jesus when you call names you break chains
-And I sing
Repeating gratitude for Jesus' love, emphasizing its abundance and astonishment.
Jesus you have loved me
-No greater love do I see
-Than that a man should give himself and die for me
-Now I cry out holy, holy, holy
-I know I may have messed up
-But your love it is enough
-To cover every sin and crime and that I could dream of
-This love it is aboundin'
-It is astoundin' to me
Expressing awe at the overwhelming nature of Jesus' love.
I know that your love's undeserved
Acknowledging the undeserved nature of Jesus' love and the speaker's tendency to sin.
I couldn't earn it - I've swerved
-Chased every dark sin again and again
-Abandoning you at every turn
-But still you came to this earth
Describing Jesus' humility in coming to earth, being born as a baby, and living as a servant.
Humbled yourself with a baby's birth
-Humbled yourself, you're God
-But you came as a man
-And you took on a servants worth
-Lived all of your life with no sin
Highlighting Jesus' sinless life, resisting temptation, lust, greed, and pride.
Said no to temptation
-Said no to lust and greed and pride
-And all the ways I couldn't win
-And then you laid down your life
Detailing Jesus' ultimate sacrifice on the cross, deleting shame and sin through His blood.
Hung on a cross as a sacrifice
-Deleting my shame, deleting my sin
-And givin' your blood as the asking price
-And how could I ever repay
Acknowledging the inability to repay Jesus but expressing gratitude and praise.
The answer is that there's no way
-But still I'll sing your praise today
Committing to sing praises to Jesus.
And shout and sing that
Repeating the theme of Jesus' love covering sins and crimes, expressing gratitude, and emphasizing its abundance and astonishment.
Jesus you have loved me
-No greater love do I see
-Than that a man should give himself and die for me
-Now I cry out holy, holy, holy
-I know I may have messed up
-But your love it is enough
-To cover every sin and crime and that I could dream of
-This love it is aboundin'
-It is astoundin' to me
Reiterating the astonishing nature of Jesus' love.
Jesus you have loved me
Continuing the expression of gratitude for Jesus' love and its covering power.
No greater love do I see
-Than that a man should give himself and die for me
-Now I cry out holy, holy, holy
-I know I may have messed up
-But your love it is enough
-To cover every sin and crime and that I could dream of
-This love it is aboundin'
-It is astoundin' to me
Concluding with awe and amazement at the abundance of Jesus' love.
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