Your Love Defends Me

• By: Matt Maher
• Album: Alive & Breathing

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great happiness
song /sɔːŋ/ A2	noun - a musical composition with lyrics
refuge /ˈrɛfjuːdʒ/ B1	noun - a safe place or shelter
strength /strɛŋkθ/ B1	noun - the quality of being strong
defend /dɪˈfɛnd/ B1	verb - to protect from attack or challenge
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without anyone else
battle /ˈbætəl/ B2	noun - a fight or conflict between armed forces
war /wɔːr/ B2	noun - a state of armed conflict between countries or groups
portion /ˈpɔːrʃən/ B2	noun - a part or share of a whole
salvation /sælˈveɪʃən/ C1	noun - deliverance from sin or danger
hallelujah /hælɪˈluːjə/ A1	interjection - an expression of praise or joy

Grammar:

• You are my joy, You are my song

  ➔ Present simple tense to state facts

  ➔ The sentence states a fact about the subject's identity

• Where else would I go?

  ➔ Conditional mood with 'would' to express hypothetical situations or possibilities

  ➔ It expresses a hypothetical or imagined question about alternatives

• Surely my God is the strength of my soul

  ➔ Use of 'surely' as an adverb of certainty

  ➔ It emphasizes the speaker's confidence or conviction

• Your love defends me

  ➔ Present simple tense with the transitive verb 'defend'

  ➔ Expresses a habitual or ongoing action of love's protection

• And when I feel like I'm all alone

  ➔ Use of 'feel like' to describe emotional state or perception

  ➔ It expresses the speaker's perception of their emotional state

• The war is already won

  ➔ Present perfect passive voice indicating completion

  ➔ Conveys that the war has been effectively resolved or finished

• Hallelujah

  ➔ Interjection used to express praise or joy

  ➔ An exclamatory word to show emotional praise or celebration