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Strong Love is the fifth track on Newsboys' fourth studio album, Not Ashamed. It was released as a radio single. It is a love song describing a Christian man and a Christian woman who have different personalities and worship styles. The music was composed by Peter Furler and the lyrics were written by Furler, TobyMac (credited under the name "T. MacKeehan") and Steve Taylor.

Lyrics[]

He swings to the left,
she leans to the right,
but that doesn't make a flight a given.
And some pitch their tents
in the middle of the fence
but it doesn't matter
where you're living

His spirit's in me his spirit's in you,
so there's a common bond between us.
And the mission for me is a mission for you
we have a common cause to link us.

Chorus
Strong love yeah, people.
Strong strong love between us.
Strong love yeah, people, and you know
it's true that it always must be there.

He worships while he grooves,
she prays and barely moves,
but they're both reflecting pure devotion.

And some go for broke like headless chicken-folk
(inspiring jokes about poultry-in-motion).

His spirit's in me, his spirit's in you,
so there's a common bond between us.
And the mission for me is a mission for you -
we have a common cause to link us.

- Chorus -

Now don't just agree and then wait on history -
this is not a duty-free abstraction.
Divisors get blurred and the message
gets heard by puttin' Jesus' words in action.

It's a master design, it's a million-watt sign.
You can see it shine like patent leather.
It's a way people see how heaven's
gonna be when we live in unity together.

Chorus
Strong love yeah, people.
Strong strong love between us.
Strong love love yeah, people,
And you know it feels like
it always will be there.

lyrics from the sleeve insert of Not Ashamed

Trivia[]

  • The line about "poultry-in-motion" is a pun on the common idiom "poetry in motion."


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