I Love the Lord
Soulful Harmony: Embracing Love and Resilience in 'I Love the Lord'
Lyrics
Yes, I miss you
Expressing a feeling of longing or yearning for someone
Whitney Houston
A reference to Whitney Houston, the renowned singer
I love the, the Lord
Expressing love for the Lord
He heard my cry
God listened to my plea or prayer
And pitied every groan
God showed compassion for every sigh of distress
Long as I, I live
Throughout my life
And troubles rise
When difficulties or challenges arise
I hasten to
I quickly turn to
(Great John on the beat, by the way)
Introducing the producer of the music
Oh, I love the Lord (I love the Lord)
Emphasizing love and devotion for the Lord
I sure do, surely do love the Lord
Reiteration of love and devotion for the Lord
He heard, he heard my cry (he heard my cry)
God heard and responded to my plea or prayer
And pitied every groan, yes he did (and pitied every groan)
God showed compassion for every sigh of distress
Every, every groan
Repeated emphasis on every sigh of distress
Long as I live, long as I, I live (long as I live)
Throughout the duration of my life
And troubles rise, troubles rise (and troubles rise)
When challenges or difficulties arise
(To, to, to, to) one of my
Transitioning to a different theme or thought
(To, to, to, to) one of my favorite things
Expressing a favorite experience or aspect
(To, to, to, to)
(To, to, to, to) one of my favorite things
-Was when Whitney would call me or I would call Whitney
Recalling pleasant memories of exchanging phone calls with Whitney Houston
She would simply sing her "Hello"
Describing Whitney Houston's habit of singing "Hello" during phone calls
"Hello, Bebe, my brother"
Quoting Whitney Houston's greeting as "Hello, Bebe, my brother"
And I would just simply return
Responding to Whitney's greeting in kind
"Hello, Whitney, my sister"
Recalling another instance of Whitney's greeting
"Hello, Bebe, my brother"
Responding similarly to Whitney's greeting
And I would just simply return
Repetition of the exchange with Whitney
"Hello, Whitney, my sister"
Continuation of the repeated exchange
And so I, I, I miss those phone calls
Expressing the longing or yearning for those phone calls with Whitney
No matter what we talked about
Irrespective of the conversation content, missing the act of singing greetings
The fact that we sung it to each other is what I miss the most
Highlighting the significance of exchanging sung greetings with Whitney
Yes, I miss you, Whitney Houston
Reiterating the feeling of missing Whitney Houston
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