Kirk Franklin - Try Love Lyrics

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  • Song Title: Try Love
  • Album: Father's Day
  • Artist: Kirk Franklin
  • Released On: 06 Oct 2023
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Try Love Lyrics

This is your day love
This is the day that you can’t get away
I been waiting all day love (I been waitin’ on ya)
Waiting for your embrace love (Hello love)
This is the day love (Everybody’s searching for you)
Every prayer that I prayed, feelings I can't escape (Everywhere there’s pain, we been missin’ ya)
It’s so hard to explain love (We need you more than ever before)
Still it’s a beautiful day love (I know I do)
It’s a beautiful day
 
See I admit, I didn’t know much
Much about love, the way it was supposed to be
I was born into a world so cold
How I could I forget (Let’s go)
The many dark days
The times I felt betrayed, by the ones that were supposed to love me
It’s the only kind of love I’ve known (Truth is)
 
That’s the reason why a love that’s born to die is so hard to believe (You don’t throw us away)
So maybe I’ll take a chance and try love (Yeah)
Don’t say goodbye love (C’mon)
 
This is your day love
This is the day that you can’t get away
I been waiting all day love (How ya doin’ love)
Waiting for your embrace love (It feels so good to see ya)
This is the day love
Every prayer that I prayed, feelings I can't escape
It’s so hard to explain love (You’re like a mystery)
Still it’s a beautiful day love (Talk to ‘em)
It’s a beautiful day
 
See I admit today’s kinda love ain’t the same kinda love
This one leaves you feeling empty (Ha, you can keep that mid love)
I don’t wanna be let down again (Ey)
 
I been around the world and I-I-I, know it’s going crazy
I cried so many nights and I-I-I, need someone to save me
No greater love or sacrifice (Love)
Love on the cross You paid the price (C’mon)
That’s why I trust You with my life, and I take the chance and try love
Don’t say goodbye love
 
This is your day love (C’mon)
This is the day that you can’t get away
I been waiting all day love (More than ever we need You)
Waiting for your embrace love (Oh, I know you feel it now)
This is the day love (The kind of love that won’t leave ya)
Every prayer that I prayed, feelings I can't escape (It won’t turn its back on ya)
It’s so hard to explain love (It’s so hard to explain that kind of love)
Still it’s a beautiful day love (But I been looking for it y’all)
It’s a beautiful day
 
If I didn’t get it right yesterday
You’ve given me a chance to try love again (Yes it’s a beautiful day)
Even though live didn’t start out easy
That’s not the way it has to end (Yes it’s a beautiful day)
See, I learned love’s not the enemy
But I had to look deep down within (It’s gonna be a beautiful day)
For God so loved the world
Now let’s let real love begin, c’mon
 
My love never disappears
My love
Like always everyday feel this love
 
Get out and touch somebody
Love somebody
Hold somebody
Get out and touch somebody
Love somebody
Hold somebody
Get out and touch somebody
Love somebody
Hold somebody
Don’t you know that you just may be the only Jesus that they see
 
My love never disappears
My love, loves to draw you near
Forget every scar and fears
Like always everyday feel this love that I made for you
 


Try Love

Try Love Song Meaning, Biblical Reference and Inspiration

Kirk Franklin's song "Try Love," released with an accompanying video on August 25, 2023, is a deeply personal and universally resonant exploration of love, particularly the transformative power of divine love as contrasted with flawed human experiences. The song opens with an address to "love" itself, portraying it as a sought-after entity whose arrival marks a significant, anticipated day. This sets a tone of yearning and expectation, suggesting that the love being discussed is profound and perhaps previously elusive.

The narrative unfolds to reveal the speaker's past experiences, marked by coldness, betrayal, and hurt from those expected to provide love. The lyrics explicitly state that the only kind of love known was one "born to die," implying transient, painful, or conditional relationships. This history makes it challenging to believe in a love that is enduring and unwavering, leading to hesitation and fear of being let down again. The speaker admits a lack of understanding about what true love is supposed to be, shaped by a world and personal experiences that fell far short.

A pivotal moment arrives with the decision to "take a chance and try love," specifically the kind of love that "don’t say goodbye." This shift is motivated by a recognition of the world's struggles and a personal need for salvation. The lyrics then clearly identify this enduring love: "Love on the cross You paid the price." This points unequivocally to the sacrificial love of Christ, a central theme in Christian faith. The understanding that this love is unconditional and eternal is what enables the speaker to trust completely, even "with my life," and embrace the opportunity to "try love" again, this time with an understanding of its divine source. The distinction is made between fleeting, empty "mid love" and the true love being discovered.

The song returns to the theme of "This is your day love," reinforcing the idea that this divine encounter with love is available and transformative. The lyrics emphasize that this love is "like a mystery" but also palpably felt, promising not to abandon or turn its back, unlike past experiences. The repetition signifies the certainty and presence of this enduring love. A powerful reflection emerges that even past failures do not negate the present opportunity, affirming that though life may start difficult, it does not have to end that way. The realization dawns that love itself is not the problem, but rather the flawed human expressions of it.

The connection between divine love and human action is made explicit with the powerful lines, "For God so loved the world, now let’s let real love begin." This directly references John 3:16, linking God's ultimate act of love to a call for humanity to embody and express that same love. The song culminates in an inspirational mandate, urging listeners to "Get out and touch somebody, Love somebody, Hold somebody." This is presented as a practical application of the divine love received, culminating in the profound statement, "Don’t you know that you just may be the only Jesus that they see." This final charge underscores the song's message: experiencing God's enduring love ("My love never disappears") empowers believers to be conduits of that love in the world, drawing others near and helping them overcome past hurts and fears by sharing the tangible experience of this unwavering divine affection.
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