Jonathan McReynolds, Common, Leon Bridges - God Is Love lyrics

The unconditional, critical mission
Listen to the indivisible, mystical
It was meant for you
And meant for me, infinitely
Even been to prisons to visit you
Ask, "What would Christians do?"
Well some are harassing Native Americans
If God is love, why is hate in the air again?
Search for Samaritans in the hood
Misunderstood a savior comes
Will he only come for the good?
The lost tribe of Shabazz
And the second class
God, I see you in the streets
Where the checks is cashed
Hear you in the heartbeat
Hopin' that love'll last
I know you in the words
"Where the first is last"
They try to use math to quantify you
In 2005, you saved lives by the Bayou
I know you in the mouth
Of the spouse singing, "I do"
The most vital is how I describe you

Even when the hard times come
I'll be standing in your love
Grateful, grateful for this life
You turned on the light
Even when the hard times come
I'll be standing in your love
Grateful, grateful for this life
You turned on the light

We were Buffalo Soldiers, dreadlocked Rastas
Praying to Jehovah, Rafa
In the back of cop cars
Even then we knew that love was not far
It's in the passion of the
Teachers and the rockstars
The muslim sisters singing "allāhu akbar"
It's coming from where Maya and Pop are
It's in the grandchild's stare up at Papa
"Love is love" became the mantra
The montage for creation
We need it in relation when two ships pass
One love is the flotation
It's what God used to put
The planet in rotation
It's what the culture used to
Build a hip hop nation
From the basement to the attic
Where cookie show for magic
It's what we told the world when
We said our lives matter
Turn the student to a master
Hustler to a pastor
That's why I'm a rapper
It's all that I'm after

Even when the hard times come
Yeah I know that
I'll be standing in your love
Oh, that's why I am
Grateful, grateful for this life
You turned on the light
God your love has taught me that
Even when the hard times come
Oh, I know that I'll
I'll be standing in your love
Grateful, grateful for this life
You turned on the light
You turned on the light, yes you did

When it's hard i know you're right there
Tell me where would I be? Placed it all
Without your love at your feet
Where would I be? I don't know
Without your light what tomorrow brings
Tell me where would I be? Without your grace
What I know is
I am so grateful, I am so grateful
Oh oh, oh I know ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah
'Cause you are the light mm-mm hmm