For the Love of God

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 --- For The Love Of God - Andrew Peterson