How He Loves was written following the death of John Mark McMillans best friend, Stephen Coffey. Stephen was at a prayer meeting at church and prayed If it takes my death for revival to come to Charlotte, so be it. Later that same night after leaving the prayer meeting, Stephen was killed in a car accident. His death inspired McMillan to write the song, reflecting on Gods deep and indescribable love, even in the midst of tragedy and sorrow.
Key: C
C He is jealous for me, Am7 Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree, GF7M Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy. C When all of a sudden, Am7 I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory, G And I realize just how beautiful You are, F7M And how great Your affections are for me.
CAm7 And oh, how He loves us oh G Oh how He loves us, F7M How He loves us all
CAm7G/CF7M
C He is jealous for me, Am7 Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree, GF7M Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy. C When all of a sudden, Am7 I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory, G And I realize just how beautiful You are, F7M And how great Your affections are for me. Oh, how He loves, yeah
C He loves us, Am7 Oh how He loves us, G Oh how He loves us, F7M Oh how He loves.
C We are His portion and He is our prize, Am7 Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes, GF7M If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking. C So Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss, Am7 And my heart turns violently inside of my chest, G I don’t have time to maintain these regrets, F7M When I think about, the way…
C Yeah, He loves us, Am7 Oh how He loves us, G Oh how He loves us, F7M Oh how He loves. C Yeah, He loves us, Am7 Oh how He loves us, G Oh how He loves us, F7MC Oh how He loves us oh.