Here's Another One

I had intended to present this song at the monthly worship songwriting workshop here in Louisville but we were running short on time, and we had already worked on a song I cowrote with another participant so I held off on presenting this one. I may do it next month. In the meantime, if YOU, dear reader, have any lyric advice, questions, feel free to leave a comment here or even shoot me an email:

YOUR LOVE COMPELS US

verse meter: 8-7-8-7. prechorus: 7-7-7-7 chorus: unmetered
verse one

Lord who rescues orphaned children,
Lord who comforts sick and lame,
Lord who pardons those in prison
When they call upon Your name:

pre-chorus

Give us all a heart like Yours
Give us all a heart like Yours
Give us all a heart like Yours …
Broken for the lost and poor.

chorus

Jesus, Your love compels us,
Makes us want to go,
Makes us want to go
To carry peace to a cold, rock-bottom world …
We will do as You have done.

verse two

Lord who died for every culture,
Every language, every race,
Lord who rose and then ascended
To prepare a better place:

repeat pre-chorus

repeat chorus

Lord who says, “Till I come for you
Storm the very gates of hell.
Fight corruption; free the captive.
No retreat; you cannot fail.”

repeat pre-chorus

repeat chorus

c. 2006