I first heard “How He Loves” while speaking at a Disciple Now weekend in Oklahoma back in January. I had never heard the song before, and I couldn’t even make it through the entire song without tears streaming down my face. The lyrics are that powerful.
Take a look at this video as John Mark McMillan talks about where the song came from. (No, it’s not a David Crowder song.) It’s a powerful story about how God will loves us no matter what, and how He isn’t afraid of our honesty.
The metaphor, “If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.” is perhaps the most powerful one I’ve ever sung. How true, and how good.
Man, the grace of God’s love for us is mind blowing.
He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realise just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.And oh, how He loves us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us allYeah, He loves us,
Oh! how He loves us,
Oh! how He loves us,
Oh! how He loves.We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
And Heaven meets earth like an unforseen kiss,
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about, the way…
