The first time I heard this song I was so taken aback by how much the artist, Matt Maher, understood love. Listen to the words. That love, that relationship he sings about, is everything that anyone could ever want. The love that he sings about is true love.
Anyone who knows me that I can show love, but it’s very hard for me to accept love. I get uncomfortable with it. Sometimes I push it away. But I still want to be loved. We all thirst for a lasting, comfortable, filling love. And we all want someone who will be there for us forever. And this song, it knows. Matt Maher sings with the desire of my heart.
If you didn’t know, this song is a love song from God. It’s about how much He loves us. It’s about His undying, never-failing, constant and true love.
And when you hear it, you can’t help but be in awe of His love. His deep commitment to love each and every one of us, as if there were only one of us to love. We may fail each other a million times. And we may fail our God a million times more than that. But He, our good and righteous God, our loving, redeeming, wonderful Saving Grace, He will never fail us. He will never leave us. He will always, always, always, always, love us. Each and every one of us is His one. His only love.
I still want you
Yes, I need you
To have and to hold you,
After all of these years
I will listen to your problems,
Won’t try to fix them,
Just wipe away your tears
And if you need me in the middle of the night my dear
I’ll stay awake ’til morning light, and chase away your fears
So come closer, right here forever,
Deep in my heart beat.
Together as one
My only love
And if you need me in the middle of the night, my dear
I’ll stay awake ’til morning light, and chase away your fears
So come closer, right here forever,
Deep in my heartbeat,
Together as one
My only love