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Help Us To Love

By Tori Kelly

981 views Jul 23, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Tori Kelly's song 'Help Us to Love' is a prayerful plea for God to teach people how to love unconditionally, reflecting on the gap between divine love and human division. The lyrics contrast God's vast, sacrificial love with the hate and conflict seen in the world, especially on TV and in society. Kelly asks God to open eyes and bring change, emphasizing that true love requires everything and is the cure for brokenness. The song draws on the biblical idea of God's love as the model for how believers should love one another, urging unity and peace.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Mmm, no

Mmm, yeah


There's a love so high (that you cannot get over)

That same love's so wide 

(it'll take forever just to get round it)

But love died somewhere

Behind that cross you wear, you're afraid when you look at me

That ain't real love

Not the kind from above, hmm


But there's a friend of mine 

(that stays closer than a brother)

Oooh, love laid down his life 

(so why do we still fight one another?)

All this hate I see on the TV screen

In my country 'tis of thee


God help us to love, to love the way that you love me

Hmmm, God help us to love the way that you love me, oh oh


This world is weeping, hurting, broken and begging for change

Oh yeah

But still we marching, praying, dying, and things stay the same

When will we see?

Till everyone's free

There'll never be peace between you and me

God, your love is the cure

For the rich and the poor

God, please will you open our eyes?


'Cause I want a love so high (that you cannot get over)

Oooh, I want a love so wide (it'll take forever just to get round it)

No, no, no, no, no

But it don't come cheap

It takes everything to make love more than a dream


God help us to love (God help us to love)

God help us to love (this world needs your love)

We need your love (what we need now is love)

Fill us with your love, Lord (unconditional love)

We need your love (rain down on us, your love)

Oh, we need your love (fill us please with your love)

God help me to love the way that you love me


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