Lyrics
Verse 1
Our boxes and bubbles
And broad strokes and boundary lines
Hold us back from seeing each other
As God’s great design
Pre-Chorus
When we stop believing the lies that we’re told
Will we stop repeating the same old, same old
That keeps us from seeing
Each other through Jesus' eyes
Chorus
The world will know
The One we love
By the way, we love
By the way, we love
The world will know
The One we love
Verse 2
What if we lay down
These stones we’re so ready to throw
And we pick up the broken pieces
Offer ‘em back to Jesus
Our vision, our only hope
Chorus
The world will know
The One we love
By the way, we love
By the way, we love
The world will know
The One we love
Bridge
Love wash over us
Hands lifted up
Lord help us
Love like the way that you love
So that we can be one
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Tim Timmons’ “This Is Love” treats love not as a sentiment but as the visible sign of belonging to God. The opening verses describe how social categories, assumptions, and protective boundaries keep people from seeing others as part of God’s design. The lyrics then turn toward the lies that get repeated until they are mistaken for truth, and ask what it would take to see one another through Jesus’ eyes.
The image of laying down stones recalls the ready impulse to condemn others rather than restore them. Instead, broken pieces are offered back to Jesus, grounding hope not in human effort but in divine restoration. The chorus echoes Jesus’ teaching that the world recognizes his followers by their love for one another. The bridge becomes a prayer for God’s love to wash over, so that unity becomes possible not by trying harder but by receiving love and returning it the way God gives it.