Lyrics
Verse 1
I love how you love me Lord
I love how you call my name
I love when you say well done
That you're here with me
I see how you bore my sins
I see how you made me loved
That's all I wanna hear
That I'm loved by you
I love how you love me Lord
I love how you call my name
I love when you say well done
That you're here with me
I see how you bore my sins
I see how you made me loved
That's all I wanna hear
That I'm loved by you
Chorus
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
You're here with me
I am loved by you
You are here with me
I am loved by you
Verse 1
I love how you love me Lord
I love how you call my name
I love when you say well done
That you're here with me
I see how you bore my sins
I see how you made me loved
That's all I wanna hear
That I'm loved by you
Chorus
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
You're here with me
I am loved by you
You're here with me
I am loved by you
You're here with me
I am loved by you
You're here with me
I am loved by you
You're here with me
I am loved by you
Verse 2
I love how you make me feel
You make me know I am loved
You took the shame with my past
You stood right by me
I love how you hold my hands
And when you say child I'm here
You don't have to worry now
Cos I'm here for you!
I love how you make me feel
You make me know I am loved
You took the shame with my past
You stood right by me
I love how you hold my hands
And when you say child I'm here
You don't have to worry now
Cos I'm here for you!
Chorus
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
You're here with me
I am loved by you
You're here with me
I am loved by you
You're here with me
I am loved by you
Bridge
I'm loved not forsaken
I'm kept not abandoned
I'm wrapped in your loving arms
I'm loved and forgiven
I'm held by your firm grip
I'm wrapped in your loving arms
I'm loved not forsaken
I'm kept not abandoned
I'm wrapped in your loving arms
I'm loved and forgiven
I'm held by your firm grip
I'm wrapped in your loving arms
I'm loved not forsaken
I'm kept not abandoned
I'm wrapped in your loving arms
I'm loved and forgiven
I'm held by your firm grip
I'm wrapped in your loving arms
Chorus
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
You're here with me
I am loved by you
You're here with me
I am loved by you
Verse 2
I love how you make me feel
You make me know I am loved
You took the shame with my past
You stood right by me
I love how you hold my hands
And when you say child I'm here
You don't have to worry now
Cos I'm here for you!
I love how you make me feel
You make me know I am loved
You took the shame with my past
You stood right by me
I love how you hold my hands
And when you say child I'm here
You don't have to worry now
Cos I'm here for you!
Chorus
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
Oh oh reckless lover
Perfect lover
You're here with me
I am loved by you
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
Reckless Lover centers on Paul Tomisin addressing the Lord directly with gratitude for love, forgiveness, presence, and reassurance. The verses move through personal declarations: he values being called by name, remembers that his sins were borne, and describes shame from the past giving way to the knowledge that he is loved. The chorus condenses that testimony into the repeated phrases reckless lover and perfect lover, followed by the assurance that God is present. In the bridge, repetition strengthens the song’s central contrast: loved rather than forsaken, kept rather than abandoned, forgiven, held, and wrapped in loving arms. Across the recording, the recurring lines function as sustained worship rather than a changing narrative, emphasizing security in God’s nearness. The long performance returns to the same central assurance, allowing its declarations of divine love, presence, forgiveness, and protection to remain the focus from beginning to end.