Story Behind The Song
Song idea struck me going down I65 toward Franklin, TN and I ended up writing most of the chorus and melody in a Taco Bell parking lot!
Song Description
The song reflects a believer's attitude of appreciation for God loving the unloveable.
| Song Length |
3:29 |
Genre |
Rock - Religious |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Gracious |
Subject |
Candy, Sugar, Rain |
| Similar Artists |
Sheryl Crow |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Love Called My Name
Ben Bauman/Scott Riggan/Randy Thomas
Copyright 1999
VERSE1
I was the friend that denied you
Three times I denied you
When the third rooster crowed
And I, I handed you over
Thirty pieces of silver
Was the price of my soul
PRE
And there on the road to Damascus
I saw clearly what I was
When your blinding light came
CHORUS
And love called my name
When I was lost
I had no hope, til you came to me
You took away the shadows
That clouded my heart
I knew I was found
On that day
When love called my name
VERSE2
I, I was the man who
Was washing his hands to
Hand over a king
And I said I wouldn't believe it
Unless I could see it
The scarred hands and feet
PRE
And I was the thief hung beside you
Deserving to die
But you shouldered the blame
CHORUS
BRIDGE
I was the friend they had laid in the grave
'Til I heard through the sorrowful cries
The voice that commanded the wind and the waves
Say arise, arise, and love called my name...