How He Loves

Kim Walker, Jesus Culture

About How He Loves

"How He Loves" is a song by independent artist John Mark McMillan for his second studio album, The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down. The song was successful despite the album's independent release, and has been covered by several well-known artists within the Christian music industry (David Crowder Band, Kim Walker, Todd Agnew, New Breed, Flyleaf, The Glorious Unseen) and Anthony Evans from the popular singing TV Show: The Voice. It has also been covered in Spanish by Christine D'Clario and Seth Condrey.  


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2010
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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

Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing

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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.
Inspiration
Stephen 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.
Recognition
The 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.
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.
Release Year
Although 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’.
Version Difference
The 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.
Awards
David Crowder Band's version of "How He Loves" was nominated for Worship Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.
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.
Commercial Success
Despite 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.
Album Success
Following 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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