First Love
Steve Fry Lyrics
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Take me back to first love. To the place where I once was.
Where my passion was just obeying,
And prayer was sweet, the sweetest thing I knew.
Everything was possible with you.
Take me to the place of my first love with you.
Take me back to first love. To the place where I once was.
I could hear you, oh so clearly, and holiness was all I desired.
My cry is take me to first love with You.
My heart was free from wanting to be seen.
Just wanting only your anointing.
They say you rise as you get older, all I know is I've grown colder.
Take me back to first love. To the place where I once was.
Where my passion was just obeying,
And prayer was sweet, the sweetest thing I knew.
Everything was possible with you.
Take me to the place of my first love with you.
May we each live in that first love
With our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
The lyrics of Steve Fry's song First Love speak to the desire to return to the initial passion and spiritual connection with God that one may have experienced at the beginning of their faith journey. The chorus repeats the plea to be taken back to the place of first love, where the singer's passion was simply obeying God and prayer was the sweetest thing they knew. They express a longing for holiness and a desire to be like Jesus.
The verses reflect on the changes and challenges that the singer has experienced with time. They mention the temptation to seek recognition and the feeling of growing colder in their faith. However, they ultimately reaffirm their desire to return to an intimate relationship with God and to live in the first love with Jesus Christ.
This song is a reminder of the importance of renewing one's spiritual connection with God and a call to return to a child-like faith. It encourages a focus on the fundamental aspects of faith such as prayer and obedience, and a rejection of the distractions and desires for recognition that may arise as one grows older.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me back to first love. To the place where I once was.
Bring me back to the time when I first fell in love with You, to that place where I first knew You.
Where my passion was just obeying,
At that time, my only desire was to follow and obey You wholeheartedly.
And prayer was sweet, the sweetest thing I knew.
Praying to You was a pure and beautiful experience that brought me the most joy and satisfaction.
Everything was possible with you.
At that time, I truly believed that with You, all things were not only possible, but also achievable.
Take me to the place of my first love with you.
I long to return to that special place where I first encountered You and fell deeply in love.
I could hear you, oh so clearly, and holiness was all I desired.
My heart was once so attuned to You that I could hear Your voice clearly, and my greatest aspiration was to live a holy life that pleased You.
Wanting nothing less than being like Jesus.
My only goal was to emulate Christ, to be like Him in every way.
My cry is take me to first love with You.
My earnest plea is for You to bring me back to that first love I had for You, to rekindle that flame within me.
My heart was free from wanting to be seen.
In those early days of our relationship, I was not concerned with receiving recognition or praise from others; only Your approval mattered to me.
Just wanting only your anointing.
All I desired was to receive Your anointing and blessing upon my life.
They say you rise as you get older, all I know is I've grown colder.
While some may believe that one's relationship with You deepens over time, I confess that I have actually become more distant and lukewarm in my love for You.
May we each live in that first love
With our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
May we all strive to maintain the passion and purity of our first love for You, Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Writer(s): Steve Fry
Contributed by Asher E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.