LOVE THE LORD with all your heart
All you have and all you are
This is what you have to do
When you wake to when you sleep
When you’re home or out to eat
Wherever you are…
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the Lord Your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the Lord Your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the Lord Your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the Lord Your God
Song Meaning
This short Scripture song repeats the call to love the Lord with all one’s heart throughout ordinary daily life. Its refrain names Deuteronomy 6:5 as the source.
Biblical Message
Deuteronomy 6:5 calls Israel to love the Lord with heart, soul, and strength. Deuteronomy 6:6–7 places those words within daily routines at home and on the way, matching the song’s waking, sleeping, and everyday images.
Reflection
Love for God need not be reserved for a service. The song asks how ordinary moments at home and elsewhere can express whole-hearted devotion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which verse does the song quote?
Deuteronomy 6:5.
Where does it place devotion to God?
In ordinary moments from waking to sleeping.
What is its central invitation?
To love the Lord with all one has and is.