Name: For My Friend
Duration: P00H03M32S
Description: I wrote this song for our wedding and it's been a very long time coming! It's about the sacrificial love of Christ models the love required for a lifelong marriage. "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her" (Eph 5:25).

For My Friend

by Darby Hughes

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I wrote this song for our wedding and it's been a very long time coming! It's about the sacrificial love of Christ models the love required for a lifelong marriage. "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her" (Eph 5:25).

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Left to me, love would be
A bit too much like entropy
Where could I look to find
Love so much unlike the kind
That blooms for a time,
And leaves only barren branches behind?

Only He who took a tree
A symbol of inconstancy
And in one day, made it say
Love's eternal price is paid
Could give you to me
And show me what love was intended to be

So for the joy set before
I'll love like my Lord
And lay down my life for my friend

Love will not leave for the one who leads me
Changelessly shows me the way
Love will not leave you, I promise you today

He gave you to me
And showed me what love was intended to be

So for the joy set before
I'll love like my Lord
And lay down my life for my friend

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released September 6, 2022
Words & Music by Darby Hughes
Cello: Anna McCoy
Violin, Viola: Kara McCoy

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Darby Hughes Woodstock, Georgia

Darby is a worship leader at Faith Community Church & songwriter based out of Woodstock, GA.

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