诗歌的章节，首先表达了“我们爱，因为上帝先爱我们。”（约一4:19）诗歌一开始就宣告“上帝是爱”，祂的爱是完全无瑕疵，更是无可比拟的，竟赐下独生子来拯救绝望的世界。对直落亚逸教会来说，“上帝是爱”是标志，更是所传承的使命。第二节说明圣爱亲自来到人间（约1:14），福音书记载主耶稣看到有需要人总是“动了慈心”，（太20:34；可1:41）除了慈心，主耶稣也付出行动和代价来帮助对方，彻底到一个地步，祂舍了自己的生命。（腓2:6-8）第三节是一个祷告，强调我们需要圣灵的动工，才有能力去爱。一个认为自己爱耶稣的基督徒，必须是一个有爱心，会爱人的基督徒，因为爱神爱人，如同一双筷子，缺一不可；换言之，我们要尽心尽力爱上帝，也要尽心尽力爱人。歌词提及一杯凉水，此灵感来自太25：31-46，就算是微小的善行，都等同做在主的身上，关键则是我们需要尽力去做。
Introduction
The verses of the song begin with the expression “We love because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). The song declares at the outset that “God is love”. His love is perfect, flawless, and matchless. He even sent His one and only Son to save our despairing world. For Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church, “God is love” is not only a symbolic statement but a missional legacy to be passed on. The second verse explains that holy love personally came to earth (John 1:14), and the Gospels record that Jesus was always moved with compassion for those in need (Matthew 20:34; Mark 1:41). Besides showing compassion, our Lord also took action and sacrificed Himself to help others, even to the extent of laying down His own life (Philippians 2:6-8). The third verse is a prayer, emphasising that we need the Holy Spirit to empower us to love. A Christian who claims to love Jesus must be a Christian with a loving heart, one who is able to love others, because loving God and loving others is like a pair of chopsticks, either of which is indispensable; in other words, we are to love God and love people with all our heart and all our strength. The lyrics mention a cup of blessing, inspired by the drink offered to the thirsty in Matthew 25:31-46. The Lord regards even our small acts of kindness as deeds done unto Him, as long as we try out best to do them.
In the chorus, each line begins with a word that forms the theme “Living Out Holy Love”. The main idea is to imitate Christ, and to have the same mind and heart as Christ (Philippians 2:5), to live out Christ’s love. In the bridge, we are willing to give it our all to pursue perfected lives, in response to God’s love. “Perfected lives” reflects our distinctive Methodist theology, and simply means a life filled with love of God and neighbour. We need to pursue and practice this kind of living throughout our lifetime. As for doing good towards others, John Wesley taught: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” Wesley not only taught believers to do this, but he also devoted his entire life towards practicing the teachings of our Lord Jesus: living among the poor, and doing everything possible to help those in need. For Christians of any era, living out holy love is not an option, but a life we must live in response to the Lord’s love for us!
The song mostly follows the format of a hymn, with the addition of a bridge, thus combining the styles of hymns and modern choruses, and proclaiming that believers “of all generations” should live out such a life. The bridge can help believers, after singing three verses rich with theological content, to digest the message and respond: I will give it my all to live out true love! The music is composed in a Pentatonic or five-tone scale to express a Chinese style of music and to strengthen our sense of being Chinese Christians.