If Ye Love Me
Embracing Love's Commands: Finding Eternal Comfort
Lyrics
If ye love me
Expresses the condition for demonstrating love.
Keep my commandments
Implores adherence to specific instructions or guidelines.
And I will pray the father
Refers to a pledge to communicate with a higher power.
(And I will pray the father)
Reiteration of the commitment to pray to the father.
And he shall give you another comforter
Promises the provision of another source of comfort or solace.
That he
Repetition emphasizing the forthcoming action.
(That he)
-That he
-May bide with you forever
Desire for the enduring presence of the promised comforter.
E'en the spirit of
Identifies the nature of the comforter as the spirit.
(E'en the spirit of)
Repeated emphasis on the spirit of truth.
E'en the spirit of truth
-E'en the spirit of truth
-E'en the spirit of truth
-That he
Repetition emphasizing the continuity of the spirit's presence.
(That he)
-That he
-May bide with you forever
Desire for the everlasting presence of the spirit of truth.
E'en the spirit of
Reiteration of the identification and nature of the spirit.
(E'en the spirit of)
-E'en the spirit of truth
-E'en the spirit of truth
-E'en the spirit of truth
Reinforces the significance of the spirit of truth.
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