STORY BEHIND THE SONG: Your Love Shines

'Your Love Shines' has a unique story behind it.  I wrote this song while on staff at my last church in response to a story our administrative pastor told me about her childhood.  Without going into all of the details, her and her family were almost killed by a man planting bombs at all of the doors of their house.  Miraculously the bombs didn't go off and they were able to escape their house unharmed.  The part of the story that impacted me the most (it was all very heavy) was that she said she remembered her dad gathering all of the children in the living room and telling them to forgive the man.  I remember her telling me that that was an amazing example at a very early age of the love of God for us. Umm, understatement!

In our sin we are called objects of God's wrath, enemies of God, and participants of treason against the highest authority.  But God's grace through Jesus Christ covers us, forgives us. and cleans us up. WOW!  What a promise, what a God! Here are the lyrics:

From homeless to home again

From enemy to intimate friend

From wounded to unscathed

In the light of Your wonderful name

Against all hope Your hope prevails

Against all hate Your love shines

So with our hands held high

We lift Your name we cry

Let justice prevail, let Your love sail to the broken

And our hearts break for the God who is so much more

The nations will bow adore You King Jesus

From beaten to victorious You raised me 

From dead to alive You called my name

From hideous to glorious You transformed me

From adulterer to beautiful bride

Against all hope Your hope prevails

Against all hate Your love shines

So with our hands held high

We lift Your name we cry

Let justice prevail, let Your love sail to the broken

And our hearts break for the God who is so much more

The nations will bow adore You King Jesus

To we who are beaten, broken, accused

You are salvation, redemption, refuge

Our shame and our sorrow

Our chains and our sin

Were traded for beauty and glory within

In the face of all evil, in the face of all hate

We lay down our burdens, we boldly proclaim

Your love shines

So with our hands held high

We lift Your name we cry

Let justice prevail, let Your love sail to the broken

And our hearts break for the God who is so much more

The nations will bow adore You King Jesus

Lyrics by Jason Dunton

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