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Evidence

By Citizen Way

1,300 views Jul 16, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Citizen Way's song 'Love Is the Evidence' emphasizes that true faith is demonstrated through loving actions, not just words or symbols. The lyrics contrast external displays of belief with the internal change of heart that leads to mercy, grace, and compassion. The song calls believers to be open-handed and reach out to the broken, reflecting God's love in tangible ways. It echoes the biblical idea that love is the proof of faith, as seen in 1 John 3:18. The message is both a personal testimony and a challenge to live out love as evidence of knowing God.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

It's not a flag on a field

It's not a sign in my yard

Not a cause that I joined, not a phrase on a corn

It's the change in my heart


Mercy and grace and compassion

They're only words without action


I need hands that are open

Reaching out for broken hearts

?Cause that's the only way this world

Would ever know who You are

Love is the evidence

Love is the evidence


Might be the that you share

Might be the time that you spend

Or the war you don't fight, backing down from your pride

After all, in the end


Mercy and grace and compassion

They're only words without action


I need hands that are open

Reaching out for broken hearts

?Cause that's the only way this world

Would ever know who You are

Love is the evidence

Love is the evidence


My life wasn't changed by nothing else

I never would've been enough

My life was changed by the evidence of love


Your hands, they were open

Reaching out to my broken heart


I need hands that are open

Reaching out for broken hearts

?Cause that's the only way this world

Would ever know who You are

Love is the evidence

Love is the evidence

Love is the evidence

Love is the evidence


Love is the evidence

Love is the evidence

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