Love the LORD

Lyrics/Music by Isaac Chang Yew Beng © 2019

Verse 1:

The LORD (יְהוָה Adonai), our God, is God

The LORD, our God, is one

The LORD, our God, is God

The LORD, our God, is one

Chorus:

I will love the LORD

With all I am, with all I have
I will love the LORD

With all the life You've given me

I will love the LORD

With all I am, with all I have

I will love the LORD

Oh, with all my strength, yea

I will love the LORD

Verse 2:

The LORD, our God, is God

The LORD, our God, is one

There is no one, like our God

He is the Lord and there's none

Story:

When I came across Deut 6:4-5 and its original text in Hebrew, I couldn't help myself by going into meditating. The ONEness of the LORD (translated from the Tetragrammaton, YHWH) or pronouncing it reverently as Adonai, flooded my being, the seat of my mind, and my power that I possess. It spoke to me that there is no other likes the LORD in the past, present, and future. Shema (Deut 6) here reminds me to recite it daily, not just verbally, but with my whole being, as one entity for one LORD that I love.