The Story

I wrote this song between January and May of 2011 specifically for this album, hence its relatively more complex nature. (I didn't write the other songs with a recording studio in mind.) 

Jeremiah 20:7 and a sermon by a 5th century saint inspired me in writing. When I read that sermon by St. Peter Chrysologus, my heart burned inside me in a way that made me almost blush on the outside, too, because it captured so well the passion with which God had been redesigning my interior life.

The feeling I try to convey with this song is the progress of seduction, starting with a quieter, more timid sound, and building to a dramatic crescendo. God is the Greatest Lover, who knows exactly how to draw the soul to Himself, never crushing, never forcing, but leading, wooing, drawing us by the heart, until we feel that if we do not give Him everything, we will surely die.

Hover over the link to this page in the header to find a link to the text of St. Peter's.

 

The Lyrics

 

You seduced me Lord, you

You drew me to you Lord, you

You would not let me look away

Wounded by your love I

I longed to see your face I’m

Intoxicated by your flame

 

Working side by side you

You erased my fear you

You led me into a new life

Favored with your grace I

I longed to see your face I

I cannot live without you in sight

 

Your love does not stop at what’s possible

Your love makes its own way through

Patiently you’ve drawn me clear

And now I belong to you

 

Deep inside my heart you

You broke away the chains you

You flooded me with your peace

Safe in your embrace I

I meet you face to face I

I praise the glory of your name

 

My love will not stop at what’s possible

My love makes its own way through

You have given all to me

So I give my all to you

I give my all to you

I give my all to you

 

Oh Lord,

Deep inside my heart you

You broke away the chains you 

(Like a fire in my bones/Like a hunger in my soul)

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