Lyrics Review - All For Love

Lyrics
All for love a Father gave
For only love could make a way
All for love the heavens cried
For love was crucified

Oh how many times have I broken Your heart
But still You forgive
If only I ask
And how many times have You heard me pray
Draw near to me

Everything I need is You
My beginning, my forever
Everything I need is You

Let me sing all for love
I will join the angel song
Ever holy is the Lord
King of Glory
King of all

Oh how many times have I broken Your heart
But still You forgive
If only I ask
And how many times have You heard me pray
Draw near to me

Everything I need is You
My beginning, my forever
Everything I need is You (x2)

All for a love a Saviour prayed
Abba Father have Your way
Though they know not what they do
Let the Cross draw man to You

Everything I need is You
My beginning, my forever
Everything I need is You
Is You

Author
Hillsong United
Copyright © 2005 Cbs/Epic/Wtg Records

Although almost all sites I've seen attribute the song to Hillsong United, this one attributes the lyrics to Stevie Wonder and cites a different publisher, EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group. Personally I think it's Hillsong.

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Background
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Lyrics Review
5/5 Scriptural
5/5 Christ-centered
4/5 Chanty
Encouraging to backsliders, aware of one's sinfulness, caught in sin (or caught in some form of addiction), those in repentance. Therefore basically Christians in general
Edifying: Father's sacrifice, forgiveness, prayer of Gethsemane, sufficiency of Christ

This song is very popular and the chorus is especially used as a meditation/chant. It's scriptural, but textually speaking slightly incoherent (meaning it does not form a story of any sort): the first verse focuses on the Father sacrificing His Son, the second is a praise, and the third recounts Christ's prayer in the garden of Gethsemane. The bridge recalls to mind the graces of God, which are a good transition to the chorus that declares how God is all we need for us. The lyrics quite accurately describes our spiritual condition and our heart's cry as Christians.

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