Lyrics

We love because we first are loved
Until then our soul is hardened sod
To love me or for me to love you
We first open our hearts to God

It's not that we don't know what love is
With a part of ourselves we do
It's not that we don't know the difference
We've hated, we've loved--we knew
The truth is that we alone cannot
Will God's love and make it come true

In truth we don't care for each other
So often a means to an end
The human heart can be so hateful
(That you always feel love don't pretend)
But the bad news is good news when we see
How God's love makes us into friends

And loving ourselves is the hardest
Most of us struggle to see
That we are a part of a family
A sinner, a saint--set free
I cannot forgive myself but that
I know God's forgiveness in me