Sandi Patty - Love Will Be Our Home Lyrics
Lyrics
If home is really where the heart is
Then home must be a place we all can share
For even withour differences our hearts are much the same
And where love is we come together there.
Wherever there is laughter ringing
Someone smiling, someone dreaming
We can live together there
Love will be our home.
Where ever there are children singing
Where a tender heart is beating
We can live together there
Love will be our home
With love our hearts can be a family
And hope can bring this family face to face
And though we may be far apart our hearts can be as one
When love brings us together in one place.
Wherever there is laughter ringing
Someone smiling, someone dreaming
We can live together there
Love will be our home.
Where there are words of kindness spoken
Where a vow is never broken
We can live together there
Love will be our home
Love will, love will be our home
Love will, love will be our home
Love will, love will be our home
Love will, love will be our home
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Sandi Patty - Love Will Be Our Home (Live)
Meaning & Inspiration
Sandi Patty’s "Love Will Be Our Home," released on February 26, 2016, as part of her inspiring album *Forever Grateful*, offers a profound meditation on the true nature of belonging and community. This song transcends the conventional understanding of a physical dwelling, inviting us instead to envision home as a spiritual space forged by connection, compassion, and shared humanity. It suggests that a genuine sense of belonging is not contingent upon walls or geography, but rather on the presence and active cultivation of love among people, echoing the biblical truth that where two or three gather in His name, there He is among them, creating a divine space of fellowship and peace.
The song’s core message begins with a beautiful redefinition: "If home is really where the heart is / Then home must be a place we all can share." This foundational idea immediately bridges individual experience with universal aspiration, reminding us that despite our outward distinctions, our fundamental human capacity for love makes our hearts remarkably similar. This resonates deeply with Scripture's call for unity within diversity, as seen in Galatians 3:28, which declares, "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." The song champions a unity born not of sameness, but of a shared spiritual truth, positing that "where love is we come together there." This convergence in love becomes the essential characteristic of our truest home, reflecting the ultimate reality that God *is* love (1 John 4:8), and His presence is our ultimate dwelling place, as Jesus promised in John 14:23, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them."
The subsequent verses illuminate the tangible expressions of this love-infused home, painting vivid pictures of where it can be found: "Wherever there is laughter ringing / Someone smiling, someone dreaming," or "Where ever there are children singing / Where a tender heart is beating." These simple, everyday occurrences are elevated to sacred signs of God’s kingdom breaking through into the mundane. Laughter and joy are fruits of the Spirit, celebrated in passages like Psalm 126:2, which speaks of mouths filled with laughter as a sign of God's restoration. The presence of children often symbolizes innocence, faith, and the future, aligning with Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 19:14, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." A "tender heart" speaks to compassion and empathy, qualities foundational to Christian living and commanded in Colossians 3:12: "Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." These collective moments of joy, dreams, and gentle hearts are the very fabric of the spiritual home the song describes.
The message expands further to highlight the transformative power of love in forming a spiritual family: "With love our hearts can be a family / And hope can bring this family face to face." This verse powerfully evokes the concept of the Church as the family of God, a community bound by spiritual kinship rather than bloodlines. Romans 12:5 articulates this beautifully: "so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." It emphasizes that even when geographically distant, a unified spirit keeps hearts connected, fulfilling the hopeful promise of future fellowship and eternal togetherness that our faith provides. The song then reinforces the practical pillars of such a home, proclaiming, "Where there are words of kindness spoken / Where a vow is never broken." These lines are deeply rooted in biblical ethics. Ephesians 4:32 exhorts us to "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." And the integrity of keeping one’s word, of upholding vows, is a consistent theme in Scripture, emphasizing faithfulness and trustworthiness as cornerstones of righteous living and strong relationships, much like the call to "let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’" in James 5:12.
The repeated declaration, "Love will be our home," serves as both a mantra and a prophetic affirmation, solidifying the central thesis. It’s not a wishful thought, but a confident assertion of an ever-present reality for those who embrace God's greatest commandment. This powerful refrain reminds us that even amidst life’s uncertainties and changes, the enduring, unwavering presence of God’s love, expressed through human connection, provides an eternal anchor, a true sanctuary. Sandi Patty's "Love Will Be Our Home" therefore stands as a compelling anthem for Christian unity and communal living, urging us to actively create spaces of grace and acceptance where the love of God can truly flourish, making any place, however humble, a sacred home.