[A free lead sheet of this song may be found here. You may listen to a recording here. Some of the lyrics may be different from these.)
God’s love is a flame that never goes out. (3x)
God’s flame never goes out, no,
God’s flame never goes out.
A match–once struck–very quickly dies down. (3x)
But God’s flame never goes out, no,
God’s flame never goes out.
A lighted candle soon expires. (3x)
But God’s flame never goes out, no,
God’s flame never goes out.
A fireplace burns till the wood is all gone. (3x)
But God’s flame never goes out, no,
God’s flame never goes out.
A lantern glows till its oil is all gone. (3x)
But God’s flame never goes out, no,
God’s flame never goes out.
The sun’ll keep shining till its gases give out. (3x)
But God’s flame never goes out, no,
God’s flame never goes out.
God’s love is a flame that never goes out. (3x)
God’s flame never goes out, no,
God’s flame never goes out
About This Song:
Every once in a rare while, a song or book idea comes to me in a dream, and this song is one of them.
I dreamed I was at a church business meeting when somebody passed around a disposable lighter with the Broadman (the old name for the no longer existent Lifeway Christian Stores) insignia on it. Apparently to consider as an advertising gimmick. As unlikely as Broadman was to use a tobacco-related item that way, it was equally out of place for consideration at a church business meeting. Definitely a strange dream.
When I woke up, though, I couldn’t help thinking about the temporary nature of a disposable lighter. It does its job–but only as long as the fluid lasts. God’s love never runs out, however–no matter how many people it touches or how often.
All I had to do was come up with a variety of flame- or light-producing items to contrast with the permanence and dependability of God’s love. The first four stanzas were the original ones. Years later I added the others.
This song isn’t complicated, but it’s both fun and (I believe) theologically accurate, even though it’s not as directly Scripture-based as many of my songs. It would make a good children’s song.
I write Christian novels as well as songs. The two most recent ones are shown below and their pictures are links to the Amazon pages. The eighteen-book picture is a link to my Amazon Author Page.
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Best regards,
Roger
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