Lyrics For the Love of God.lrc Andrew Peterson
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[ar: Andrew Peterson]
[al: The Far Country]
[ti: For the Love of God]
[length: 05:04]
[00:24.17]Yesterday, we drove all night to Pittsburgh
[00:30.07]Jamie laid her head down in the back
[00:35.74]My little boys’ asleep beside their sister
[00:40.77]They’re the best I have
[00:47.47]Well, I brought an old recording of your father
[00:53.18]He was teaching men and women how to love
[00:59.13]And he carried on about his sons and daughters
[01:04.93]Growing up
[01:11.08]As we drove across Ohio
[01:14.06]At the dawning of the day
[01:17.02]I could hear the tune of truth was in his voice
[01:22.87]And it felt just like I knew him
[01:25.82]Though I never saw his face
[01:29.06]Maybe that’s because I know his boys
[01:33.30]Who live their lives
[01:39.07]For the love of God
[01:42.03]In the name of Jesus
[01:45.26]The groom who gave his life
[01:47.46]To love his bride
[01:49.51]
[01:59.81]Well, I know you thought you’d never find a woman
[02:05.89]Well, I never thought I’d have to write this song
[02:12.03]But here I am and there you are together
[02:17.22]After all
[02:23.57]Oh, you felt like you were buried in a city underground
[02:29.63]All broken bits and pieces of the past
[02:35.33]And somewhere she was searching on the surface of the mound
[02:41.34]She was digging for a treasure that would last
[02:45.63]Now, she’s giving you her heart
[02:51.89]For the love of God
[02:54.79]In the name of Jesus
[02:57.99]The groom who gave his life
[03:01.46]To love his bride
[03:03.86]For the love of God
[03:06.63]In the name of Jesus
[03:10.04]The groom who gave his life
[03:11.94]To love his bride
[03:13.97]
[03:24.32]Now, love is not a feeling in your chest
[03:30.07]It is bending down to wash another’s feet
[03:36.28]It is faithful when the sun is in the West
[03:41.60]And in the East
[03:47.84]It can hurt you as it holds you in its overwhelming flood
[03:54.00]’Til only the unshakable is left
[03:59.77]This new command I give you
[04:02.46]He said, “love as I have loved”
[04:05.97]So brother, love her better than yourself
[04:10.27]And give her your heart
[04:16.24]For the love of God
[04:19.30]In the name of Jesus
[04:22.53]Groom who gave his life
[04:26.00]To love his bride
[04:28.22]For the love of God
[04:31.23]In the name of Jesus
[04:34.45]Groom who gave his life
[04:36.35]To love his bride
[04:38.91]Year of Release: 2005