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Jesus Lord, You’re our first love;
You’re the One we love the best.
When our heart is loving You,
How we’re filled with Your sweet rest!
You’re the One we love the best.
When our heart is loving You,
How we’re filled with Your sweet rest!
2
Lord, we love You for Yourself,
Not for what You give or do.
Nothing else could e’er compare
With the joy of loving You.
Not for what You give or do.
Nothing else could e’er compare
With the joy of loving You.
Lord, we’ve been drawn off by many things;
Now we turn our heart back—how it sings!
We repent of loving other things—
Jesus, Lord, You’re our first love.
Now we turn our heart back—how it sings!
We repent of loving other things—
Jesus, Lord, You’re our first love.
3
Never more could we desire
Anything that’s less than You,
And to this we would aspire—
Simply to be filled with You.
Anything that’s less than You,
And to this we would aspire—
Simply to be filled with You.
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Jesus Lord, You’re our first love;
You’re the One we love the best.
When our heart is loving You,
How we’re filled with Your sweet rest!
You’re the One we love the best.
When our heart is loving You,
How we’re filled with Your sweet rest!
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United States
“As the Body of Christ (Eph. 1:23), the church is a matter of life; as the new man (Eph. 2:15), it is a matter of the person of Christ; and as the bride of Christ (John 3:29), it is a matter of love. The first Epistle to the Ephesians tells us that for the church life we need to be strengthened into our inner man that Christ may make His home in our hearts, that we, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to know the knowledge-surpassing love of Christ, that we may be filled unto all the fullness of God (Eph. 3:16-19); and it is for the church life that grace is with all those who love the Lord Jesus (Eph. 6:24). Now this second epistle to the Ephesians reveals that the degradation of the church begins with our leaving the first love toward the Lord. Nothing but love can keep us in a proper relationship with the Lord. The church in Ephesus had good works, labored for the Lord, endured suffering, and tried the false apostles (vv. 2-3), but she left her first love toward the Lord. The leaving of the first love is the source of all the degradation in the succeeding stages of the church. ” ~Rev. 2:4 footnote2.
Spokane, WA, United States
Jesus Lord YOU are our FIRST LOVE! After all these years we still
LOVE YOU. Thank you for you mercy and your continually drawing us to Love you. Lord we are here watching and waiting for your coming. Come Lord Jesus!
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Jesus Lord, You’re our first love!
Walnut, CA, United States
Lord we’ve like to love You with our first and best love! We repent on loving so many other things. But we just turn our hearts back to You right now!
Walnut, California, United States
Recover our first love toward You.
Fill us with your sweet rest!
Austin, TX, United States
Jesus Lord! You are our first love! Lord we turn our heart back to you! Lord draw us! Lord! We Love you Lord Jesus!
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Verse one and verse four are the same. This seems to be the main point of the hymn. You are our first love. Even in turbulent times, when our heart is loving you and your in first place, oh what peace and rest!
London, United Kingdom
Jesus Lord we love You. Always be our best and first love. Keep drawing us away from all the cares and anxieties of the world to Yourself. Deliver us from being busy agitated Martha's to being single-hearted Mary's, inwardly sitting at Your feet, gazing into Your lovely face and absorbing Your words. May we be those who increasing learn to live in our spirits, singing and psalming to You and one another in our hearts. We love You dearest Lord. Thank You for first loving us.
Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines
- "In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did that which was right in his own eyes." (Judg. 17:6, 21:25)
- "But I have one thing against you, that you have left your first love." (Rev. 2:4)
In today's society, we see people doing which was right in their own eyes, and we are actually the same as them whenever we leave our first love to the Lord and are empty, forsaking our Husband and King. May we learn to come back to our Husband, inquire of Him regarding our affairs, even our personal universe. What He longs for is that we would be brought to a living in the most intimate contact with Him in this marvelous marriage union. Let us all be filled with Him, loving Him with our best love!
Salem, OR, United States
Thank you Brionna for your spirit and speaking truth! I’ve had this song in my heart for days now and just looked it up this morning. Your prayer was the answer to my heart cry. Lord, thank You for Your body on this earth! Thank you we are not not alone, but laboring together until Your return!