Lyrics
I'm going to live the way
He wants me to live
I'm going to give until
There's just nomore to give
I'm going to love, love
'Til there's just nomore love
I could never, never outlove The Lord
There've been times
When giving and loving
Brought pain
And I promised I would never
Let it happend again
But I found that loving
Was well worth the risk
And that even in losing you win
I'm going to live the way
He wants me to live
I'm going to give until
There's just nomore to give
I'm going to love, love
'Til there's just nomore love
I could never, never outlove The Lord
He showed us
That only
Through dying we live
And He gave
When it seemed
There was nothing to give
He loved us
When loving brought
Heartache and loss
He forgave from an old rugged cross
I'm going to live the way
He wants me to live
I'm going to give until
There's just nomore to give
I'm going to love, love
'Til there's just nomore love
I could never, never outlove The Lord
I'm going to love, love
'Til there's just nomore love
I could never, never outlove The Lord
I could never, never outlove The Lord
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Meaning & Inspiration
“I Could Never Outlove the Lord” answers Christ’s generosity with a commitment to live, give, love, and forgive. The refrain admits that even the fullest human response cannot exceed the Lord’s love. Its verses do not hide the cost of that response: giving can hurt, love can involve loss, and forgiveness follows the pattern of the cross. Yet the lyric treats sacrificial love as worthwhile because Christ first demonstrated it.
First John 4:19 captures the song’s central order by teaching that love begins with God’s prior love. John 15:13 matches its focus on the greatest love being shown through laying down one’s life, while Luke 23:34 recalls Jesus’ prayer of forgiveness from the cross. Together, these passages ground the lyric’s resolve in Christ’s example rather than in personal generosity alone. The phrase “through dying we live” also reflects the gospel pattern of life emerging through Christ’s death. Its repeated promise is therefore a response of gratitude: a life shaped by giving can never place the Lord in its debt.
Related Scripture
- 1 John 4:19 Believers love because God first loved them.
- John 15:13 Jesus describes laying down one’s life for others as the greatest love.
- Luke 23:34 Jesus asks the Father to forgive those responsible for his crucifixion.