Lyrics
You never change, you are the God you say you are;
When I'm afraid you calm and still my beating heart.
You stay the same, when hope is just a distant thought,
You take my pain and you lead me to the cross
What love is this, that you gave your life for me
And made a way for me to know you
And I confess you're always enough for me you're all I need
I look to you, I see the scars upon your hands.
And hold the truth, that when I can't you always can.
And standing here beneath the shadow of the cross.
I'm overwhelmed that I keep finding open arms.
What love is this that you gave your life for me
And made a way for me to know you
And I confess, you're always enough for me
You're all I need
Jesus in your suffering you were reaching, you thought of me
Jesus in your suffering you were reaching, you thought of me
What love is this, that you gave your life for me
And made a way for me to know you
And I confess, you're always enough for me
You're all I need
What love is this, that you gave your life for me
And made a way for me to know you
And I confess, you're always enough for me
Always enough for me
Always enough for me
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Meaning & Inspiration
What Love Is This reflects on the self-giving love revealed at the cross. The lyric begins with the constancy of God amid fear, pain, and weakened hope, then turns toward the death of Jesus as the way opened for relationship with him. The scars in his hands become visible evidence of suffering, while the image of open arms presents the cross as a place of welcome rather than rejection. Confession follows contemplation: Christ is enough even when personal strength fails.\n\nThe central question carries wonder more than uncertainty. It considers love measured by sacrifice, especially the gift of life for another. That theme closely aligns with New Testament descriptions of Christ laying down his life and bringing people near to God through suffering. The repeated declaration of need gives the song a worshipful focus, but its hope is anchored in specific claims about Jesus: he remains able, bears scars, suffers, and makes a way to know God. The result is a meditation on grace, assurance, and access to God beneath the shadow of the cross.
Related Scripture
- 1 John 3:16 The verse defines love through Christ laying down his life.
- 1 Peter 3:18 Christ suffered to bring people to God.
- John 20:27 The risen Jesus shows the wounds in his hands to Thomas.