I love him because he first loved me lyrics

Verse 19. - We love. The αὐτόν is spurious, and is not to be understood: the love is again quite general. "We have this principle of love." To take ἀγαπῶμεν as subjunctive in the sense "let us love" is less forcible. St. John states as a fact what ought to be a fact. "We Christians do not fear, but love. Yet this is no credit to us. After God's love in giving his Son for us it would be monstrous not to love." Parallel Commentaries ...

Greek

We
Ἡμεῖς (Hēmeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

love
ἀγαπῶμεν (agapōmen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

because
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

He
αὐτὸς (autos)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

first
πρῶτος (prōtos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.

loved
ἠγάπησεν (ēgapēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

us.
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

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We love him, because he first loved us. (1 John 4:19)

In the early 1990’s my mum’s friend Mrs. Gardener invited us to her baptism service. She belonged to a church of another denomination; it was a “wash foot” church. What I mean is that they practice washing each other’s feet during their services. They also sang their choruses repeatedly and dragged out the words; that was their singing style. This was one such chorus.

I Love Him
I love Him,
I love Him
Because He first loved me
And purchased my salvation
On Calv’ry’s tree.
.
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Gone from my heart the world and all its charm;
Gone are my sins and all that would alarm;
Gone evermore, and by His grace I know
The precious blood of Jesus cleanses white as snow.

I love Him, I love Him, Because He first loved me,
And purchased my salvation on Calv'ry's tree.

Once I was lost upon the plains of sin;
Once was a slave to doubts and fears within;
Once was afraid to trust a loving God,
But now my guilt is washed away in Jesus' blood.

I love Him, I love Him, Because He first loved me,
And purchased my salvation on Calv'ry's tree.

Once I was bound, but now I am set free;
Once I was blind, but now the light I see;
Once I was dead, but now in Christ I live,
To tell the world the peace that he alone can give.

I love Him, I love Him, Because He first loved me,
And purchased my salvation on Calv'ry's tree.

NS65 LSM171 YP162

1	I love God because He loved me long before the world began. I love God because He knew my destiny. I love God because He made me part of His eternal plan. I love God because He first loved me.
	I love Him for all the things He’s done for me. I love Him for all that He is, all that He is to me. But, most of all, I love Him as the Spirit Who deep within my spirit lives.
2	I love God because He came in time to be the Son of Man. I love God because He gave Himself for me. I love God because He conquered death that I might live in Him. I love God because He first loved me.
	I love Him for all the things He’s done for me. I love Him for all that He is, all that He is to me. But, most of all, I love Him as the Spirit Who deep within my spirit lives.
3	I love God because He’s processed now to be my life within. I love God because He is transforming me. I love God because He’s building up the New Jerusalem. I love God because He still loves me.
	I love Him for all the things He’s done for me. I love Him for all that He is, all that He is to me. But, most of all, I love Him as the Spirit Who deep within my spirit lives.