Love's not an attidude of going through the motions it's not about how much you give or take, that proves it's true love's not an ocean that's derived from some deep insight it's the nature and character of God, that makes it true Cause if it ain't labor, then it ain't love just a flickering flame that keeps you on and on sweet love, costs and causes pain but it keeps the fire inside you bright and it lifts you up and it takes you higher Love's not a person sent to please and make you happy and serving one another brings to light, this simple truth we contemplate and wait in vain imagination Jesus came that all may know the love that he made new that if it ain't labor, then it ain't love just a flickering flame that keeps you on and on cause real love, cost and causes pain but if keeps the fire inside you bright and it lifts you up and it takes you higher God is Love, and he lifts us up, he gives us hope to keep on going and when we fail, his love prevails, ignites the flame to keep on showing But Love never ends, it bears all things, believes all things, endures all things Oh Love never ends it bears all things, believes all things oh and it hopes all things. cause if it ain't labor, then it ain't love just a flickering flame that keeps you on and on cause real love, costs and causes pain but it keeps the fire inside you bright and it lifts you up and it takes you higher.