[Spoken Prologue — Male] God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. [Verse 1 — Female] Love is a wondrous, mysterious power— It can lift you up No matter how far you’ve fallen down. It gives strength When your heart grows weary; For love fills the soul And teaches it to live. When the love of God is with you, Darkness cannot have the final say. It is an amazing gift— This love God gives today. [Chorus — Female lead, Male response] [Female] Love one another— [Male] For God has first loved us. [Female] Whoever abides in love Abides in God— [Male] And God abides in him. [Both] In Christ we have become Children of the Father— For God is Love. [Verse 2 — Female with Male responses] [Female] Love is patient, Love is kind. [Male] It does not seek its own. [Female] It reaches out To those in need, [Male] And does not leave them alone. [Female] Love does not rejoice in wrong, [Male] But rejoices in the truth. [Both] It bears, Believes, Hopes, Endures— And love Will never fail. [Instrumental Turn — Bandura, 12-string guitar and cello] [Verse 3 — Male/Female alternating] [Male] To say “I love you” Is not enough— [Female] We must live it Every day. [Male] In the good And in the hard, [Female] Let compassion Light the way. [Male] For the Father Gave His only Son, [Female] And Christ Gave His life for us. [Both] Love is more Than word or feeling— Love gives itself For another. [Final Chorus — Male/Female antiphonal] [Female] Give your heart to Jesus— [Male] For He first Gave Himself for you. [Female] Open your heart To others— [Male] As Christ Commanded us to do. [Both] Love one another As I have loved you. Abide in Him. Abide in love. For God is Love. [Coda — voices becoming simple] [Female] Abide in Him. [Male] Abide in love. Abide in Him. Abide in love. For God is Love. [Coda — voices becoming simple] [Female] Abide in Him. [Male] Abide in love. [Female] Abide in Him. [Male] Abide in love. [Both] God is love, And he who abides in love Abides in God— And God In him. For God Is Love.
