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Roses
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Nov 8, 2026 updated
CRY album
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Song Meaning
Hulvey turns a flower into a picture of the cross in "Roses." He asks the Father for "eyes to see the way You see the broken," and the answer arrives as an unlikely image: "thorns would lead to peace that's ever-flowing" and "lashes on His back would mend the broken." A crown of thorns becomes the thing that heals a heart.
The verses move from wonder to personal testimony. He admits he doesn't deserve the love he keeps receiving, says "Your blood kept on flowing" is why he keeps going, and describes being "real deep down deep" before being set free. Rather than rest beside his pain, he chooses peace and lets his problems be. The refrain, "We sing Your praise every day of our lives," answers each stanza, and the ending lands on "Your love is just like roses."
Isaiah 53:5 ("by his wounds we are healed"), Romans 5:1 and Ephesians 2:8 sit behind the song's core claims: healing through suffering, peace with God, and salvation as a gift.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
Father, when I look at You, all I can see is roses
Can You give me eyes to see the way You see the broken?
I don't even know how You can see me, how You do
But somehow every day, the way You love me says it's true
We sing Your praise every day of our lives
We sing Your praise every day of our lives
Healing's on the way, I see the roses
Who would've thought that thorns would lead to peace that's ever-flowing?
Who would've thought that lashes on His back would mend the broken?
Who would've thought this cross would help me cross this endless ocean?
Oh, Lord I know it
I know I'm just a drop inside the ocean
But my life is in Your hands 'cause, Lord, You wrote it
I keep on going 'cause Your blood kept on flowing
We sing Your praise every day of our lives
We sing Your praise every day of our lives
We sing Your praise every day of our lives, Father
Oh, we sing Your praise every day of our lives
Salvation's on its way, I see those roses
Who'd have thought a crown of thorns could mend a heart so broken?
Who'd have thought my past don't deprive me of being chosen?
I know I don't deserve Your love, but You just keep on showin' it
Probably shouldn't flex too much, but You've been good to me
I was real deep down deep, You came and set me free
I could rest beside my pain, instead I choose Your peace
I could live inside my problems, I'll just let them be
And sing Your praise every day of our lives
We sing Your praise every day of our lives
We sing Your praise every day of our lives
We sing Your praise every day of our lives (Oh yeah)
Your love is just like roses, roses, roses, oh
Your love is just like roses, roses, roses, oh
Your love is just like roses, roses, roses, oh
Your love is just like, Your love is just like
Your love is just like everything to me