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That's Why We Don't Love God

from Lazarus Heart by Randy Stonehill

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That's why...that's why we don't love God,
Although our lips feign praise, still our hearts are far away,
That's why...that's why we don't love God,
We're so consumed with self we can't love anybody else, no, no.

We mask the nakedness of our mortality, cloaked in this poison pride and the illusion of control,
We need the gift of grace more than the air we breath, but as it draws us near...still it repels our stubborn souls.

That's why...that's why we don't love God,
Oh yes, our lips feign praise, but our hearts are far away,
That's why, that's why we don't love God,
I don't want my prayers to be some meaningless litany, yeah.

Why are we so afraid, guarded and counterfeit?
Is it because we know all the shadows we conceal?
And we are so alone - wolves in the winter snow,
Never imagining that this mercy could be real.

That's why...that's why we don't love God,
Although our lips feign praise, our hearts are far away, yeah,
That's why...that's why we don't love God,
When we're consumed with self, we can't love anybody else.

Yeah, oh.

We say, "We need a little help; we need some new direction,"
Yeah, avoid the blessing like a curse,
We're only lying to ourselves - what we need is resurrection,
What we need is second birth.

That's why...that's why we don't love,
That's why...that's why we don't love,
That's why...that's why we don't love,
That's why...that's why we don't love God.

Oh, no,
We don't love God.

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from Lazarus Heart, released March 15, 1994

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Randy Stonehill South Carolina

Randy Stonehill has been busy delivering heart-driven, relevant Christian music for more than 50 years. His first album "Born Twice," produced by Larry Norman was released in 1971, marking 2021 as Randy's Golden anniversary.
He’s written hundreds of songs with 27 releases and counting, and he’s responsible for some of the most authentic, influential Christian music ever written. ... more

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