Lyrics
Verse 1
This year's felt like four seasons of winter
And you'd give anything you think to feel the sun
Always reaching, always climbing
Always second guessing the timing
But God has a plan, a purpose in this
You are His child and don't you forget
Chorus
He put that hunger in your heart
He put that fire in your soul
His love is the reason (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooooh)
To keep on believing (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooooh)
When you feel like giving up
When you feel like giving in
His love is the reason (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooooh)
To keep on believing (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooooh)
Verse 2
If we could pull back the curtain of Heaven
We would see His hand on everything
Every hour, every minute
Every second, He's always been in it
Don't let a shadow of a doubt take hold (Take hold)
Hold on to what you already know
Chorus
He put that hunger in your heart (Hunger in your heart)
He put that fire in your soul (Fire in your soul)
His love is the reason (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooooh)
To keep on believing (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooooh)
When you feel like giving up (Feel like giving up)
When you feel like giving in (Giving in)
His love is the reason (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooooh)
To keep on believing (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooooh)
(It's the reason) It's the reason, ah-ah-ah
(It's the reason) It's the reason, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
His love is the reason, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooooh
Bridge
He's the peace in the madness
That you can't explain
He's the hope in the heartbreak
The rest in the suffering
He's closer than the air you breathe
From the start to the end to the in between
Don't you dare doubt even for a minute
What He started in you, yeah, He's gonna finish
Chorus
He put that hunger in your heart (Hunger in your heart)
He put that fire in your soul (Fire in your soul)
His love is the reason (Your love, Your love)
To keep on believing (Just keep on believing)
When you feel like giving up (Feel like giving up)
When you feel like giving in (Oh)
His love is the reason (Your love, Your love)
To keep on believing
(It's the reason) It's the reason, ah-ah-ah (It's the reason)
(It's the reason) It's the reason, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah (It's the reason)
His love is the reason
(It's the reason) It's the reason, ah-ah-ah
(It's the reason) It's the reason, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
His love is the reason (Hey, hey)
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Meaning & Inspiration
Reason addresses discouragement with a steady confession that divine love gives cause to continue believing. Images of a long winter, unanswered timing, heartbreak, and suffering establish the pressure surrounding that confession. Against those conditions, the song presents God as present in every moment, bringing peace amid confusion, hope amid pain, and rest amid hardship. The chorus makes His love, rather than changing circumstances, the basis for endurance.
The bridge strongly echoes the assurance in Philippians that God completes the good work He begins. That connection supports the song’s emphasis on perseverance while keeping the promise rooted in divine faithfulness. Its language about closeness also suggests that suffering is not evidence of abandonment. The verses acknowledge doubt without allowing doubt to have the final word, directing attention back to what is already known about God. Through repeated contrasts between weariness and hope, the song offers encouragement grounded in His continuing presence and love from beginning to end.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 1:6 Paul expresses confidence that God will complete the good work He began.
- Romans 8:38-39 Paul teaches that nothing can separate believers from the love of God in Christ.