Under His Love
This song was co-written by Larry Norman and Steve Camp, first released on Steve's album Start Believin'
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Version 1 is a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar during a concert in Northern Ireland, where it was part of a sort of end times medley
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Version 2 is a studio recording, with a finger-picked acoustic guitar the only instrumentation
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lyrics version 1
Under his love I'm convicted but forgiven
Under his love I've somehow passed the test
Although my life gets busy then I start missing him
Somehow I, under his love I've passed the test
Under his love, under his love I've passed the test
Without him I'm a tree without roots
I'm the lonely star of David in Beirut
I can't make it through without him
And I just don't know what to do
Without him I'll never know what's true
I'd be all alone and lost without you
Under your love I'm convicted but forgiven
He's an unidentified flying object
Coming back to take us home
Under your love I'm convicted but forgiven
In the midst of the war
Life was filled with guns and war
And everyone got trampled on the floor
I wish we'd all been ready
Children died, the days grew cold
A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold
I wish we'd all been ready
There's no time to change your mind
The son has come and you've been left behind
Under his love I'm convicted but forgiven
Under his love I've somehow passed the test
Messiah took this world by force
Messiah took this world by force
I could see people dying
I could hear children crying
I could see the cities falling
I could hear the angels calling
Messiah, Messiah, Messiah took this world by force
He took this world by force
Man and wife asleep in bed
An' she hears a noise and turns her head
He's gone
I wish we'd all been ready
Two men walking up a hill
One disappears, one's left standing still
I wish we'd all been ready
There's no time to change your mind
The son has come and you've been left behind
Messiah took this world by force
Messiah took this world by force
Rivers of blood were running
I could see the armies coming
I could see their weapons falling
Then I could hear the saviour calling
And Messiah, Messiah, Messiah, he took this world by force
Messiah, Messiah, Messiah, he took this world by force
Messiah, Messiah, he took this world by force
He will take this world by force
He will take this world by force
Life is filled with bombs and guns
Heaven help the little ones who die
I hope you'll all be ready
People, gold, oil, guns, bombs, AIDS, Iraq, Iran, Armageddon
I hope we'll all be ready
'Cause there won't be time to change our minds
And no excuse for being blind
The clouds will open up and Jesus will come down
Those who believe in him will go home to be with him
And those who don't believe will be left behind
Don't get left behind
Messiah, Messiah, don't get left behind
Messiah, Messiah, but don't get left behind
He's an unidentified fly, coming back to take us
Don't get left behind
Open up your mind and don't get left behind
He will take this world by
Tell me over and over and over and over again my friend
That you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
Under his love I've somehow passed the test
Although my life gets busy then I start missing him
Somehow I, under his love I've passed the test
Under his love, under his love I've passed the test
Without him I'm a tree without roots
I'm the lonely star of David in Beirut
I can't make it through without him
And I just don't know what to do
Without him I'll never know what's true
I'd be all alone and lost without you
Under your love I'm convicted but forgiven
He's an unidentified flying object
Coming back to take us home
Under your love I'm convicted but forgiven
In the midst of the war
Life was filled with guns and war
And everyone got trampled on the floor
I wish we'd all been ready
Children died, the days grew cold
A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold
I wish we'd all been ready
There's no time to change your mind
The son has come and you've been left behind
Under his love I'm convicted but forgiven
Under his love I've somehow passed the test
Messiah took this world by force
Messiah took this world by force
I could see people dying
I could hear children crying
I could see the cities falling
I could hear the angels calling
Messiah, Messiah, Messiah took this world by force
He took this world by force
Man and wife asleep in bed
An' she hears a noise and turns her head
He's gone
I wish we'd all been ready
Two men walking up a hill
One disappears, one's left standing still
I wish we'd all been ready
There's no time to change your mind
The son has come and you've been left behind
Messiah took this world by force
Messiah took this world by force
Rivers of blood were running
I could see the armies coming
I could see their weapons falling
Then I could hear the saviour calling
And Messiah, Messiah, Messiah, he took this world by force
Messiah, Messiah, Messiah, he took this world by force
Messiah, Messiah, he took this world by force
He will take this world by force
He will take this world by force
Life is filled with bombs and guns
Heaven help the little ones who die
I hope you'll all be ready
People, gold, oil, guns, bombs, AIDS, Iraq, Iran, Armageddon
I hope we'll all be ready
'Cause there won't be time to change our minds
And no excuse for being blind
The clouds will open up and Jesus will come down
Those who believe in him will go home to be with him
And those who don't believe will be left behind
Don't get left behind
Messiah, Messiah, don't get left behind
Messiah, Messiah, but don't get left behind
He's an unidentified fly, coming back to take us
Don't get left behind
Open up your mind and don't get left behind
He will take this world by
Tell me over and over and over and over again my friend
That you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
lyrics version 2
Under his love we're convicted but forgiven
Under his love we've somehow passed the test
Often this earth has no time for my feelings
Under his love is where I find my rest
Under his love, he takes away my troubles
He guides my life and he watches over me
Not long ago, well I felt so trapped and lonely
Under his love, well I've finally been set free
When I stray away his spirit haunts me
He brings me back and I'm so glad to know he wants me
Under his love, he takes away my sorrow
Well I've found my place, I've got no desire to roam
I watch the skies for he may come back tomorrow
And if he does, well I'm ready to go home
And when I stray away his spirit haunts me
He brings me back and I'm so glad to know he wants me
Under his love, he takes away my sorrow
Well I've found my place, I've got no desire to roam
I watch the skies for he may come back tomorrow
And if he does, well I'm ready to go home
Under his love is where I find my rest
Under his love, well I've finally been set free
Under his love, well I'm ready to go home
Under his love we've somehow passed the test
Often this earth has no time for my feelings
Under his love is where I find my rest
Under his love, he takes away my troubles
He guides my life and he watches over me
Not long ago, well I felt so trapped and lonely
Under his love, well I've finally been set free
When I stray away his spirit haunts me
He brings me back and I'm so glad to know he wants me
Under his love, he takes away my sorrow
Well I've found my place, I've got no desire to roam
I watch the skies for he may come back tomorrow
And if he does, well I'm ready to go home
And when I stray away his spirit haunts me
He brings me back and I'm so glad to know he wants me
Under his love, he takes away my sorrow
Well I've found my place, I've got no desire to roam
I watch the skies for he may come back tomorrow
And if he does, well I'm ready to go home
Under his love is where I find my rest
Under his love, well I've finally been set free
Under his love, well I'm ready to go home