You are the hymn for the hymnless You are the hope for the hopeless You're the God who believes in the rebels and the runaways You are the home for the outcast You are the friend of the faithless You're the God who receives every prodigal with arms of grace You're the God who receives every prodigal with arms of grace We don't need cold religion, but we need the love of God Oh we need the love of God, like we need a heartbeat We're done with our pretending, something real is what we want 'Cause we need the love of God, oh we need the love of God You won't give up on the wounded You walk beside the rejected You're the God who is for all the doubters and the down and outs You aren't afraid of our questions You're bigger than we imagined You're the God who restores all the wonder to the cynic's heart You're the God who restores all the wonder to the cynic's heart We don't need cold religion, but we need the love of God Oh we need the love of God, like we need a heartbeat We're done with our pretending, something real is what we want 'Cause we need the love of God, oh we need the love of God Come join the outsider anthem This choir of sinners is singing Oh how sweet the sound of grace No matter how far we've fallen There's always hope for redemption Oh how sweet the sound of grace No matter how far we've fallen There's always hope for redemption Oh how sweet the sound of grace We don't need cold religion, but we need the love of God Oh we need the love of God, like we need a heartbeat We're done with our pretending, something real is what we want 'Cause we need the love of God, oh we need the love of God Yeah, we need the love of God, oh we need the love of God