Legacy Five - Love Pure Love Lyrics
Lyrics
She barged uninvited
Into the house of Simon
Stood behind the Lord
Weeping at his feet
Broke open an alabaster
To anoint a master
If he was truly God why couldn't He see
She was a sinner
But He defended her
With nothing but love, pure love
Unconditional love, pure love
Unsurpassable
Doesn't matter what you've done
Or where are you from
It's always enough when Jesus comes
With nothing but love, pure love
Nothing but love, pure love
Her offering had no alter
Her tears became the water
Washed away the dust along with her past
Sweet fragrance of repentance
The room filled with forgiveness
She finally found a kind of love that will last
Now and forever
He will come to her
With nothing but love, pure love
Unconditional love, pure love
Unsurpassable
Doesn't matter what you've done
Or where are you from
It's always enough when Jesus comes
With nothing but love, pure love
Nothing but love, pure love
It's the glory of the gospel
It's the history of the broken hearted
How God makes something out of nothing
Nothing but love, pure love
Nothing but love, pure love
Love, pure love
Unconditional love, pure love
Unsurpassable
Doesn't matter what you've done
Or where are you from
It's always enough when Jesus comes
With nothing but love, pure love
Nothing but love, pure love
Nothing but love, pure love
Nothing but love, pure love
Love, pure love
It's unconditional love, pure love
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Love Pure Love
Meaning & Inspiration
Legacy Five's "Pure Love," released as part of their 2019 album *Pure Love*, delves into one of the most profound and transformative narratives in Scripture, offering a powerful musical interpretation of divine grace. The song immediately draws the listener into the scene described in Luke 7:36-50, where an unnamed woman, widely understood to be Mary Magdalene, enters the home of Simon the Pharisee. Her uninvited presence and her act of weeping at Jesus' feet, breaking an alabaster jar of precious perfume to anoint him, were acts that defied social norms and expectations. The lyrics artfully capture the poignant question posed by the Pharisee, "If he was truly God why couldn't He see she was a sinner?" This highlights the judgmental perspective that often marks human interaction, a stark contrast to the Lord’s own perspective.
The central message of "Pure Love" revolves around the unmerited and all-encompassing nature of Jesus' love. The chorus, with its repeated affirmation of "nothing but love, pure love, unconditional love, pure love, unsurpassable," serves as a powerful declaration of this truth. The song emphasizes that this divine love transcends our past failures and origins, declaring that "it's always enough when Jesus comes." This resonates deeply with the biblical teaching found in Romans 5:8: "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." The lyrics further illustrate this through the woman's offering, where her tears become the water and her repentance the fragrant offering that fills the room with forgiveness. This act of radical acceptance and redemption is the very essence of the gospel.
The song beautifully encapsulates the transformative power of God's love, turning brokenness into beauty. The bridge, "It's the glory of the gospel, it's the history of the broken hearted, how God makes something out of nothing," is a profound statement of faith that echoes promises found throughout the Bible, such as in 2 Corinthians 5:17: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" The narrative of the woman’s encounter with Jesus is a testament to the fact that divine love is not earned but freely given, a concept central to Christian theology. It’s the unfathomable gift that redeems, restores, and offers an enduring hope, a "kind of love that will last, now and forever." The repeated refrain reinforces the singular message that in the presence of Jesus, love is not conditional; it is an absolute, pure, and life-altering force.