Andrew Peterson - For The Love Of God lyrics

Yesterday we drove all night to Pittsburgh

Jamie laid her head down in the back

My little boys asleep beside their sister

They're the best I have

I brought an old recording of your father

He was teaching men and women how to love

He carried on about his sons and daughters

Growing up

As we drove across Ohio

At the dawning of the day

I could hear the tune of truth was in his voice

And it felt just like I knew him

Though I never saw his face

Maybe that's because I know his boys

Who live their lives

For the love of God

In the name of Jesus

The groom who gave his life

To love his bride

I know you thought you'd never find a woman

I never thought I'd have to write this song

But here I am and there you are together

After all

You felt like you were buried

In a city underground

All broken bits and pieces of the past

And somewhere she was searching

On the surface of the mound

She was digging for a treasure that would last

Now she's giving you her heart

For the love of God

In the name of Jesus

The groom who gave his life

To love his bride

Now, love is not a feeling in your chest

It is bending down to wash another's feet

It is faithful when the sun is in the west

And in the east

It can hurt you as it holds you

In its overwhelming flood

Till only the unshakeable is left

“This new command I give you,” He said,

“Love as I have loved”

So brother, love her better than yourself

And give her your heart

For the love of God

In the name of Jesus

The groom who gave his life

To love his bride