Lyrics
Abba, Father
How I love You
Strong hand guides me
Voice that soothes me
And I'm coming to your open arms again
The more I know You
The more I love You
The more I need to
Worship and adore you
Yes, I'm coming to your open arms again
Precious savior
My lips will praise you
All I have with all I am
I will love you
I will love you
Abba, Father
You know I love you
You know I need to
Worship and adore you
And I'm coming to your steadfast love again
The more I know you
The more I love you
The more I need to
Worship and adore you
Yes, I'm running to your steadfast love again
How I love you
How I adore you
Earnestly I seek your face
And listen to your voice
Precious savior
My lips they will praise you
All I have with all I am
I will love you
I will love you
No greater love than yours
How I need you more than all your benefits
You know the deepest part of my longing heart
How I love you
How I adore you
Earnestly I seek your face
And listen to your voice
Precious savior
My lips they will praise you
All I have with all I am
I will love you
I will love you
I will love you
I need to love you
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Abba Father” is a direct song of devotion built around closeness to God as Father. The recurring return to open arms and steadfast love portrays divine welcome as the foundation of worship. Rather than centering on blessings received, the lyric values knowing God above His benefits. Praise, adoration, attentive listening, and love become the fitting response to that relationship. The title’s language also carries the intimacy of a child approaching a trusted Father without diminishing reverence.
The confession of “Abba, Father” clearly recalls Romans 8:15, where the Spirit of adoption enables that cry to God. The desire to seek God’s face aligns with Psalm 63:1, and the emphasis on steadfast love reflects the biblical language of covenant faithfulness. Across its repeated lines, the song moves between assurance and longing: God guides, comforts, knows the hidden depths of desire, and receives wholehearted praise. Its central theme is worship arising from personal knowledge of God rather than from a pursuit of gifts alone.
Related Scripture
- Romans 8:15 Paul connects the cry “Abba, Father” with adoption by the Spirit.
- Psalm 63:1 The psalm expresses an earnest desire to seek God.