How He Loves
John Mark McMillan
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He is jealous for me Love's like a hurricane, 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 Oh, how He loves us so Oh, how He loves us How He loves us so He is jealous for me Love's like a hurricane, 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 Oh, how He loves us so Oh, how He loves us How He loves us so Yeah, He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves Yeah, He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves So 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 So heaven meets Earth like a sloppy wet 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 That He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves (He loves us) (Whoa, how He loves us) (Whoa, how He loves us) (Whoa, how He loves us) (Whoa, how He loves us) (Whoa, how He loves us) (Whoa, how He loves us) (Whoa, how He loves) Oh, I thought about You the day Stephen died And You met me between my breaking I know that I still love You, God Despite the agony Listen, people, they want to tell me You're cruel But if Stephen could sing He'd say it's not true, 'cause 'Cause He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves Yeah, He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves us Whoa, how He loves
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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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