Verse 1 The fire is fading on the shore, Nets are drying in the sun, Bread is broken, fish is shared, The night of striving now is done. You look at me with knowing eyes, Calling me by my old name, “Simon, son of John,” You ask, And everything feels changed. Pre-Chorus Not a contest of devotion, Not a measure of my worth, But a question that cuts deeper To the calling from my birth. Chorus “Do you love Me more than these?” More than boats and Galilee, More than comfort, trade, or fear, More than who I used to be. “Yes, Lord, You know my heart,” I cry, You see the truth in all of me. Then You say, “If you love Me, Feed My lambs—walk faithfully.” Verse 2 You weren’t counting other hearts, Measuring who loves You best, You weren’t weighing my affection Against the brothers at Your chest. You were pointing to the fish the nets, To the life I’d left behind, Asking if I’d follow You With my hands and heart aligned. Pre-Chorus Not “Do you love Me more than them?” Not “Do you love them less than Me?” But “Will you leave what’s familiar For the work I’ve called you to be?” Chorus “Do you love Me more than these?” More than boats and Galilee, More than comfort, trade, or fear, More than who I used to be. “Yes, Lord, You know my heart,” I cry, You see the truth in all of me. Then You say, “If you love Me, Feed My lambs—walk faithfully.” Bridge Love is proved in obedience, In the tending of the weak, In the quiet, faithful moments When it’s costly just to speak. Not a feeling, not a claim, But a life laid down again— If you love Me, follow Me, Care for those I call My own. Final Chorus I love You more than these, O Lord, More than nets or former dreams, More than safety, more than self, More than all once defined in me. You know I love You—You know my heart, You’ve restored what failed in me. So I’ll feed Your lambs, I’ll follow You, Wherever You may lead. Outro On this shore, my yes is spoken, Not in words alone, but deeds— “Simon, son of John,” You call, And I rise to follow Thee.
