Unfailing Love
Words & Music
Dennis Jernigan
September 3, 1987
This song came very easily as an emotional affirmation of what I was coming to know of the Lord – that in spite of how badly I had fallen, He was faithful to extend His hand of mercy and grace - and take my greatest failures and making the redemption of my life a source of glory for His name. This was just a few months before I would begin sharing my own personal story of God’s grace publicly. Little did I know of all God was about to do. The song, in retrospect, was God’s way of saying, “I’ll be right here with you every step of the way. Others will leave you; Men will despise your healing; You will have to ‘stand alone’ from time to time for my name’s sake…but I will not fail you. I’ll be there.”
Dennis Jernigan
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails…
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 NASB
Verse
How great is Your lovingkindness unto me
So great Your compassion
So loving, full and free
How great is Your lovingkindness unto me, unto me
Your love is unfailing’Lord, it’s plain to see
When other loves are failing
You are loving me
Chorus
Unfailing love
When I must stand alone
Unfailing love
When all other loves are gone
Unfailing love
Unfailing joy and peace
Unfailing love
With arms open wide
I will rest inside
Unfailing love