YOU LOVED ME FIRST
KEY: Bb
WRITERS: Katherine Averill
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: 1 John 4:10, Luke 2:14-20, Matthew 1:23
LYRICS & CHORDS
Intro
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Verse 1:
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Before my story was told
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There was a stable scene
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Where hope wrapped in swaddling clothes
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Would change my destiny
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You loved me first
Verse 2:
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The darling of prophets and saints
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Was in a manger laid
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To cover my life with grace
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Before I knew your name
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You loved me first
Chorus:
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You are my treasure
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My Prince of Peace, God here with me
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All my devotion
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To the One who loved me first
Verse 3:
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You knew my affections would stray
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The cost of my sins, high
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And still light broke into the darkness
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On that silent night
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You loved me first
Chorus 2:
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You are my treasure
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My Prince of Peace, God here with me
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All my devotion
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To the One who loved me first
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You are my treasure
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No one compares, Emmanuel
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All my devotion
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To the One who loved me first
Verse 4:
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And when I see you at last
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My joy will overflow
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I’ll praise you for what you gave me
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That Christmas, long ago
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You loved me first
Interlude
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Building Bridge:
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Glory, glory in the highest
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We will praise the God who loved us
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Blessed Savior, God incarnate
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We behold the love of Jesus
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Glory, glory hallelujah
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We will praise the God who loved us
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King of Heaven, here among us
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We behold the love of Jesus
Closing Bridge:
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Glory, glory, in the highest
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I will praise the God who loved me… first
