Music can set the tone for the entire day. Songs about love will help remind you to love your neighbor - even when they are not behaving in a way that is very "love inspiring."
1. "Love Has Come" - Mark Schultz
Word
From the song ...
Well, I know this life is filled with sorrow
And there are days when the pain just lasts and lasts
But I know there will come a day
When all our tears are washed away with a break in the clouds
His glory coming down and in that moment
Nowhere in the Bible does it promise us that accepting Christ means a life of rainbows and roses. It does, however, let us know that no matter how bad things are, we do not walk alone (Hebrews 13:5). There will be days when no matter how hard we try, things just don't go our way and we end up getting hurt. Knowing that all of the days of sorrow in this life added together and multiplied by 1000 won't even come close to the joy of one single day in His presence somehow makes today's hurts more bearable.
2. "For Love Of You" - Audrey Assad
Sparrow Records
From the song ...
For love of You
I'm a sky on fire
For love of You
I come alive
It's Your Sacred Heart within me beating
Your voice within me singing
(out for love of You)
If you could sit down and have a face-to-face conversation with God, would you share your heart like Audrey does?
3. "Your Love Sets Me Free" - The Advice
The Advice
From the song ...
I didn't wait for someone to tell me it's right.
I know my love for you is real 'cause I can feel it inside
And that's all I need 'cause your love sets me free
I grow closer to you with each day I'm alive.
I've got my heart out on my sleeve and I can't deny
That you're all I need and your love sets me free
This young indie band from South Carolina makes us remember that when we accept the fact that we have God's love, all of those little things that give us momentary pleasure come into clear focus and become as small as a single star compared to the entire night sky.
4. 'Let Us Love" - Needtobreathe
Atlantic
From the song ...
Let us love (like we were children)
Make us feel (like we're still living)
in a world I know is burning to the ground
Call this tune an anthem or name it a call to arms ... for that matter, call it whatever you like, as long as you listen to the lyrics.
5. "Your Love Is A Song" - Switchfoot
Atlantic Records
From the song ...
Your love is a symphony
All around me
Running through me
Your love is a melody
Underneath me
Running to me
God's love is like the air we breathe, always there but so constant that sometimes we don't even realize it. It's a song that forever plays in the background of our lives and through us and to us. We have to keep our minds and our hearts open to keep from shutting it out.
6. "Because Of Your Love" - Phil Wickham
INO
From the song ...
Innocent and Holy king
You died to set the captive free
All because of your love
Lord you gave your life for me
So I will give my life for you
All because of your love
All because of your love
The powerful message in this song makes it clear that Jesus loves us beyond rhyme or reason.
7. "Show My Love" - Ashmont Hill
Axiom Records
From the song ...
When I think of Jesus
I think of forgiveness
The work of redemption
The power of his blood
I think of my sin
I think of mercy
A gift every morning
From the father's love
How this translates into a day of love is easy ... thinking about Jesus means realizing that our sins have been forgiven and each day his mercies are new, so holding onto a grudge about what so-and-so said yesterday that was unflattering or even mean seems rather petty and small.
8. "Love Is Making A Way" - Sixteen Cities
Centricity Music
From the song ...
Like a thief in the night
You come by surprise
Your mercy captures me
And what I’ve done and who I was
Is not who I will be
All because...
The title track from the 2012 album tells us how God and His love changes us for the better.
9. "Won't You Be My Love" - MercyMe
INO Records
From the song ...
Won't you be My voice calling
Won't you be My hands healing
Won't you be My feet walking into a broken world
Won't you be My chain-breaker
Won't you be My peacemaker
Won't you be My hope and joy
Won't you be My Love
It doesn't get much plainer than this folks ... loving your neighbor means actually trying to be like Christ and that takes more work than simply showing up in church once a week.
10. "Call My Name" - Third Day
Essential
From the song ...
When you feel like you're alone in your sadness
It seems like no one else in this whole world cares
And you want to get away from the madness
You just call My name and I'll be there
You just call My name and I'll be there
Let's face it, life can be hard. You can be surrounded by people and feel alone. You can be at a party and feel sad. You can be on 50 people's speed dials and feel like nobody really cares. When you feel like you have no one at all, reaching out to God is as simple as calling His name.
