for KING & COUNTRY - The Proof of Your Love Lyrics
Lyrics
If I sing but don't have love
I waste my breath with every song
I bring, an empty voice
A hollow noise
If I speak with a silver tongue
Convince a crowd but don't have love
I leave a bitter taste
With every word I say
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So let my life be the proof
The proof of Your love
Let my love look like You
And what You're made of
How you lived, how You died
Love is sacrifice
So let my life be the proof
The proof of Your love
If I give to a needy soul
But don't have love then who is poor
It seems all the poverty
Is found in me
So let my life be the proof
The proof of Your love
Let my love look like You
And what You're made of
How you lived, how You died
Love is sacrifice
So let my life be the proof
The proof of Your love
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
When it's all said and done
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
When we sing our final song
Only love remains
Only love remains
If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love. (1 Corinthians 13:1-7, The Message)
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Meaning & Inspiration
Released on September 14, 2012, "The Proof of Your Love" by for KING & COUNTRY emerged as a powerful anthem centered on the tangible demonstration of God's love in our lives. The song's genesis is rooted in the brothers' own journey of understanding and experiencing divine love, moving beyond mere intellectual assent to a lived reality. This translates into a profound call to action for believers, urging them to embody Christ's love in practical ways, thereby becoming living testaments to its transformative power. The core message resonates deeply with the biblical imperative found in 1 John 4:7-8, which states, "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love." The song powerfully articulates that this love isn't simply an abstract concept but a force that requires active participation. It challenges listeners to consider how their interactions, compassion, and service to others serve as the undeniable evidence of God's work within them. This emphasis on action as proof aligns with Jesus' own teachings in John 13:35, where He declared, "By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." The brothers, through this song, implore us to move beyond passive reception of love and become conduits through which it flows, reflecting the selfless love demonstrated by Jesus Himself. They suggest that the "proof of your love" is not found in eloquent pronouncements but in the quiet acts of kindness, the willingness to bear burdens, and the consistent pursuit of justice and mercy for those around us. This is the echo of the Great Commission, not just to share the Gospel, but to live it out so authentically that it draws others to the source of that love. In essence, "The Proof of Your Love" is an inspirational reminder that the most compelling sermon is often a life lived in selfless devotion, a living embodiment of the agape love that transforms individuals and, by extension, the world.