How He Loves
Kim Walker, Jesus Culture
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He is jealous for me Love's like a hurricane, and I am a tree Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy When all of a sudden I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory And I realize just how beautiful you are and how great your affections are for me And oh How He loves us oh Oh how He loves us how He loves us oh He is jealous for me Love's like a hurricane, and I am a tree Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy When all of a sudden I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory And I realize just how beautiful you are and how great your affections are for me And oh How He loves us oh Oh how He loves us how He loves us oh Yeah He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves Yeah He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves We are His portion and He is our prize Drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking (ha ha) So heaven meets earth like a unforeseen kiss And my heart turns violently inside of my chest I don't have time to maintain these regrets when I think about the way He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves Yeah He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves yeah yeah hey yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves yeah yeah Yeah He loves us He loves us He loves us (ha) Yeah His presence. His love Is so thick and tangible in this room tonight And there are some of you here that have not encountered the love of God And tonight God wants to encounter you And wants you to feel His love His amazing love Without it these are just songs These are just words These are just instruments Without the love of God, it's just like we're just up here just making noise But the love of God changes us And we're never the same We're never the same After we encounter the love of God We're never the same after we encounter the love of God And right now if you haven't encountered the love of God And you would know Because you wouldn't be the same You would never be the same again And if you, if you, want to encounter the love of God right now You better just brace yourself because He's about to just blow in this place And we're gonna encounter the love of God right now So God I speak to all the hearts And I ask God that every heart be open right now Every heart be open Every spirit be opened up To you God. To You And a love encounter A love encounter from you tonight A love encounter from you tonight God Yeah He loves us Oh how He loves us Oh how He loves Let it go deep go deep go deep He loves us Oh how he loves us oh how he loves us oh how he loves His love is going deep His love is going deep tonight His love is going deep tonight See the Father Behold the Father Behold the Father (ha)
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Written by: John Mark McMillan
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10 facts about this song
Creation Background"How He Loves" is a Christian song written by solo artist John Mark McMillan. He penned the song after a tragic car accident that resulted in the death of his best friend, Stephen Coffey.
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InspirationStephen Coffey, who was a part of a youth ministry named 'The Revolution', prayed out loud "I’d give my life today if it would shake the youth of the nation" the morning before the accident. His prayer served as a major inspiration for McMillan to write the song.
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RecognitionThe song turned out to be popular in Christian worship circles and has been covered by a multitude of Christian music bands and artists like David Crowder Band and Kim Walker-Smith of Jesus Culture.
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Musical Genre"How He Loves" is a part of the genre Contemporary worship music, where the lyrics express either personal or communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as the biblical teachings.
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Release YearAlthough John Mark McMillan originally launched the song in 2005 on the album 'The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down', it gained increased popularity after The David Crowder Band covered it on their 2009 album ‘Church Music’.
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Version DifferenceThe song's real lyrical phrase "...So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss..." was altered to "...So heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss..." in David Crowder Band's cover as the former was deemed controversial for worship music.
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AwardsDavid Crowder Band's version of "How He Loves" was nominated for Worship Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.
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Impact"How He Loves" is considered one of contemporary worship music's most impactful songs, as it is prominently performed in many church services and has touched countless lives over the years.
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Commercial SuccessDespite its origins from a tragedy, the song became a commercial success and has over 50 million views on YouTube for Kim Walker-Smith's live performance version and over 20 million views for David Crowder Band's version.
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Album SuccessFollowing her powerful performance of "How He Loves", Kim Walker-Smith's album with Jesus Culture, "We Cry Out," was charted as a top-selling Christian Album on iTunes.
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