What "Since Your Love" means
"Since Your Love" is a testimony song, a song that looks back at what God's love has done and sings about the change with the kind of gratitude that cannot stay quiet. United Pursuit, the independent collective known for creating unhurried, intimately recorded worship music, released this track as part of their characteristic approach to congregational music that feels more like a room of people actually praying than a polished production. The song sits in the key of G for male voices at 98 BPM in 4/4 time, placing it in a natural mid-tempo groove that moves without rushing, giving congregational voices room to breathe and lean into the lyrics. The scriptural frame runs through Ephesians 2:4-5, where Paul describes God's love as the power that makes the dead alive, and 2 Corinthians 5:17, where that love is described as making everything new. Psalm 40:2-3 adds the experiential angle: a new song placed in the mouth by God Himself, as a testimony to those watching. The song is asking the congregation to sing their own story, to locate themselves in the transformation that God's love has already accomplished and to give voice to the gratitude that transformation deserves.
What this song does in a room
Something happens when a congregation shifts from singing about God to singing about what God has done to them personally. The lyrical posture of "Since Your Love" is testimonial, which means it assumes a story. It assumes that the people singing have a before and an after. That assumption is not always comfortable for congregations trained in purely declarative worship. But when it lands, when the room makes contact with the actual change God's love has worked in them, the singing gets different. More personal. Less performed. The mid-tempo groove at 98 BPM gives the congregation enough rhythmic footing to feel the song's forward momentum while the lyrics invite them to look backward at what God has done. That combination of retrospective gratitude and present joy is a specific pastoral gift that straight declaration songs do not always carry.
What this song is saying about God
God's love is not passive. That is the claim underneath "Since Your Love." The Ephesians 2 frame is stark: "Even when we were dead in our trespasses, [God] made us alive together with Christ." Dead is not a condition that improves on its own. What God's love does in this song is not simply encourage or affirm but raise and remake. The 2 Corinthians 5:17 anchor phrase, "therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation," makes the same point. The old is gone. Something entirely new has come. This song is asking the congregation to take that claim personally, to identify the specific ways that love has worked transformation in their own lives, and to sing it as testimony rather than as abstract doctrine. God's love, in this song's frame, is a causative force. It explains the difference between who the congregation was and who they are now.
Scriptural backbone
Ephesians 2:4-5 provides the foundational claim: "But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ." That passage makes God's love the decisive causative event in the congregation's story. 2 Corinthians 5:17 adds the scope of the change: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." And Psalm 40:2-3 supplies the experiential and testimonial texture: "He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD." That final verse is particularly resonant for this song. The congregation's testimony is not just for their own benefit. It is for the people watching.
How to use it in a service
This song is a natural mid-set lift, fitting between a more reflective moment and a larger declaration. It also works well following a testimony from a congregation member or a pastoral story that names the transforming work of God's love. If the sermon has addressed grace, new creation, or the before-and-after reality of the gospel, this song is a strong congregational response. Invite the room to sing it as testimony rather than performance. A brief spoken prompt, something like, "Think about what God's love has changed in you, and let this song be that story," costs you fifteen seconds and transforms how the room receives the lyrics. Transition into the next song with a musical bridge rather than stopping abruptly. The testimonial momentum this song builds deserves a landing that does not drop it.
Things to watch for as the worship leader
At 98 BPM in the key of G, this song sits comfortably in the mid-range and should not strain most congregational voices. The risk here is monotony in the groove. Because the song is mid-tempo and somewhat conversational in its lyrical rhythm, it can flatten out if the band does not give it enough dynamic shape. Watch for the places where the lyric peaks emotionally, the moments of "since Your love found me" or similar pivot phrases, and make sure the arrangement supports those emotional high points with slight dynamic increase. The other risk is that the testimony frame can feel abstract if you do not help the congregation locate themselves in it. Sing it like you mean it personally, not like you are demonstrating a song.
A note for the team behind you (techs, vocalists, band)
The United Pursuit sound is intentionally understated. Keep that in mind as you arrange this for your context. The production should feel like a room of people singing, not a studio showcase. Guitarists: light strumming patterns with a warm, clean tone suit this song better than heavy picking or complex chord shapes. Let the simplicity do the work. Drummers: a light touch on the snare and a steady hi-hat pattern will carry the groove without overpowering the testimonial lyric. If your drummer tends toward heavy playing, a direct conversation about the sonic goal of this song before rehearsal will save you a mix battle on Sunday. Vocalists: layer in harmonies on the second chorus rather than the first. Give the congregation a full verse to learn the melody before the harmonies enter. When they do enter, keep them close and warm, thirds below the melody will do the most good. Techs: the vocal needs to sit clearly in front of everything else in this mix. The lyric is the whole point. A slight boost in the presence range (around 5kHz) on the lead vocal will help it cut through the band without needing to push the fader uncomfortably high.