Romance Songs to the Lord

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by n david

There's a song which has been out a few years, "How He Loves." I've heard a couple versions - one by Jesus Culture and one by Dave Crowder Band. The JC version has "Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss," while every other version I've heard has "Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss." Needless to say, we don't sing the sloppy, wet version.

The reason I mention this song is because I've heard it frequently grouped in with what I've heard termed, "Jesus is my Boyfriend" songs.

The songwriter, John Mark McMillan says this about the song: "the love that he's singing about in 'How He Loves' is not a pretty, 'Hollywood hot-pink' love. It is a kind of love that is willing to love even when things are difficult and messy. He says, 'This song isn't a celebration of weakness and anger. It's a celebration of a God who would want to hang with us through those things, who would want to be a part of our lives through those things, and, despite who we are, He would want to be a part of us, our community, and our family.'"

"Wrap me in Your arms," and "Draw Me Close" are a couple others I've heard criticized. I like and sing both songs without feeling weird about the words. But I understand some are a bit uncomfortable with them.

Read the Psalms and you'll see David writing words like as what's written in these lyrics.

The JC version has "Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss,"

LOL! This reminds me of an Easter program my daughter attended with a friend at a, ummm, I guess we term it, Charismatic church. The person playing Jesus wore a blonde wig and a pink heart stenciled on his cheek. She got up and left.

[Pressing-On]

"Nobody can do me like Jesus..." is weird.

[ILG]

I'm going to be sorry I started this thread....

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by ILG

I'm going to be sorry I started this thread....

LOL! That's the only weird song I can think of at the moment.

[n david]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

"Nobody can do me like Jesus..." is weird.

Hey! Don't mess with the old songs! "Can't nobody do me like Jesus" is my shoutin song!

[n david]

Originally Posted by ILG

I'm going to be sorry I started this thread....

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by n david

Hey! Don't mess with the old songs! "Can't nobody do me like Jesus" is my shoutin song!

Okay, I have never seen anyone shout to that song. You're officially weird.

[n david]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Okay, I have never seen anyone shout to that song. You're officially weird.

Maybe we're talking about different songs....

"Can't nobody do me like Jesus
Can't nobody do me like the Lord
Can't nobody do me like Jesus
He's my friend"

"He healed my body
Told me to run on
He healed my body
Told me to run on
He healed my body
Told me to run on
He's my friend"

Always see people shoutin to that one.

[n david]

No one can touch you like Jesus can?

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by n david

There's a song which has been out a few years, "How He Loves." I've heard a couple versions - one by Jesus Culture and one by Dave Crowder Band. The JC version has "Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss," while every other version I've heard has "Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss." Needless to say, we don't sing the sloppy, wet version.

The reason I mention this song is because I've heard it frequently grouped in with what I've heard termed, "Jesus is my Boyfriend" songs.

The songwriter, John Mark McMillan says this about the song: "the love that he's singing about in 'How He Loves' is not a pretty, 'Hollywood hot-pink' love. It is a kind of love that is willing to love even when things are difficult and messy. He says, 'This song isn't a celebration of weakness and anger. It's a celebration of a God who would want to hang with us through those things, who would want to be a part of our lives through those things, and, despite who we are, He would want to be a part of us, our community, and our family.'"

"Wrap me in Your arms," and "Draw Me Close" are a couple others I've heard criticized. I like and sing both songs without feeling weird about the words. But I understand some are a bit uncomfortable with them.

Read the Psalms and you'll see David writing words like as what's written in these lyrics.

The sloppy wet kiss thing is sickening. I have heard a few of those type songs that are offensive to me.

Nonetheless singing songs of love to Yeshua is good not evil. Some cross a line into sensuality which should be reproved rather than encouraged.

Intimacy with the Lord is a good thing. The first command:

LOVE the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength!

Myself I don't see how people would be offended if this gets emotional. God is an emotional being who wants to be loved with our feelings as well as our mind.