Lyrics
We were lost and we were broken, we were hopeless
but Your love came down, Your love came down
we were sinners, hearts full of lust, but
you didn’t leave us yeah Your love came down
Your love came down
God and king you left Your throne You’re
born of a virgin, yeah Your love came down
Your love came down
Your love came down to save us
Your love came down to raise us
Your love came down Your love came down
Your love came down to free us
Your love came down to redeem us
Your love came down Your love came down
We were sinking, gasping for air
in need of mercy - so you’re love came down
Your love came down
Healed our sickness and diseases
by Your stripes Lord - because Your love came down
Lord Your love came down
God and king you left Your throne You’re
born of a virgin, yeah Your came down
Your love cam down
[Chorus:]
We were lost in need of a savior
(we needed someone to rescue us oh God)
someone who could give us hope
(we were so hopeless - a hopeless generation)
we were so in need of a hero
someone who could break our chains
(we needed chains to be broken)
So you came down from Your throne and
with Your love you lifted me
[Chorus:]
Your love came down (love came down)
[4x]
Your love came down, Your love came down [8x]
Your love, Your love, Your love
Your love came down, Your love came down
Just for me, you had me on Your Mind
[ad lib]
we’re so grateful...
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Love Came Down” tells the Christian salvation story through the image of divine love descending to people who could not rescue themselves. The opening contrasts lostness, sin, and hopelessness with God’s decision to come near. Its references to leaving the throne and being born of a virgin locate that love in the incarnation of Christ, while the recurring chorus presents salvation as rescue, freedom, redemption, and restored life.
The song also connects Christ’s mercy with healing and the breaking of chains. Those images broaden the testimony without moving away from its central claim: grace reaches people in their need and lifts them. The repeated phrase “Your love came down” functions as both summary and praise, returning every benefit to its source. Rather than celebrating human effort, the lyric emphasizes God’s initiative in Christ and answers it with gratitude. Its movement from collective need to personal thanksgiving gives the song the character of a church confession that becomes an individual response.
Related Scripture
- John 3:16-17 Jesus is sent into the world not to condemn it but to save it through God’s love.
- Philippians 2:6-8 Christ humbles Himself, taking human form and becoming obedient to death.
- Isaiah 53:5 The servant’s wounds are associated with healing, echoing the song’s reference to Christ’s stripes.