Lyrics
Intro
Who shall separate me from the love of God
Who shall separate me.... from the love of God
(Tenors, Altos, and Sopranos)
Verse
For my sake we are killed all the day long
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter
But Paul said "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us"
Nothing(nothing)
Nothing(nothing
Nothing(nothing shall be able to separate me)
Repeat
From the love of God, from the love of God
Not tribulations (not tribulations)
nor distress (nor distress)
Not persecution (not persecution)
Famine, sword, peril, nor nakedness
Repeat
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge
For I am persuaded that nothing will separate me from the love of God
(Repeat Chorus)
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
I'll Let Nothing Separate Me from the Love of God is a choir arrangement of Romans 8:35-39. It opens with the question "Who shall separate me from the love of God," sung in parts. The verse recalls the lines about being killed all the day long and counted as sheep for the slaughter, then answers with Paul's declaration that in all these things believers are more than conquerors through Him who loved them.
The repeated word "Nothing" is echoed between voices, building toward the phrase "from the love of God," and the next lines run through the list from the passage: tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, sword, peril and nakedness. The bridge states the conviction that nothing will separate the singer from the love of God. The text follows Romans 8:35-39 closely, with Psalm 44:22 behind the line about sheep for the slaughter. The call-and-response parts and driving repetition give the song a triumphant, assured tone.
Related Scripture
- Romans 8:35-39 Nothing can separate believers from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
- Psalm 44:22 The psalmist says God's people are killed all day long and counted as sheep for slaughter.
- Romans 8:37 Believers are more than conquerors through Christ who loved them.