Lyrics
How can I respond
To the love that You have lavished on me?
How can I respond
To the love that You have lavished on me?
I don’t have much, I don’t have much
But I have a heart that beats for You
I have a heart that beats for You
Every part of me
Wants to love You like You’ve loved me, Lord
Every part of me
Wants to love You like You’ve loved me, my Lord
I have a heart that beats for You
I have a life I’ll give to You
I have a heart that beats for You
I have a life I’ll give to You
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Meaning & Inspiration
Mission House’s “I Don’t Have Much” presents worship as a response to divine love rather than an attempt to earn it. The opening question considers how anyone might answer love so freely given, while the recurring image of a beating heart turns gratitude into personal devotion. Material abundance is not the measure in this song; a life directed toward God becomes the offering.
The desire to love the Lord in return and to give an entire life closely reflects the biblical pattern of grateful surrender. Its language is modest, acknowledging that the singer has little while still naming something meaningful to give. The repeated lines reinforce a simple prayer of dedication rather than a claim of spiritual achievement. In that way, the song holds together wonder at God’s lavish love and a willing response: affection, loyalty, and a life placed at his service.
Related Scripture
- 1 John 3:1 John marvels at the love the Father has lavished on his children.
- Romans 12:1 Paul describes offering one’s life to God as a fitting response to mercy.