[Intro: Kirk Franklin] Patient love, kind love, sweet love, kind love Patient love, kind love, sweet love, kind love Patient love, kind love, sweet love, kind love Patient love, kind love, sweet love, kind love Patient love, kind love, sweet love, kind love Love, a word that comes and goes But few people really know what it means to really love somebody Love, though the tears may fade away, I'm so glad your love will stay Cause I love you and you show me, Jesus, what it really means to love [Hook: Kirk Franklin] Patient love, kind love, sweet love, kind love Patient love, kind love, sweet love, kind love Love, a word that comes and goes But few people really know what it means to really love somebody Love, though the tears may fade away, I'm so glad your love will stay Cause I love you and you show me, Jesus, what it really means to love [Bridge: God's Property] The nights that I cry, you love me When I should have died, you love me I'll never know why you love me It's a mystery to me now I'm glad that I can see Jesus When all hope was gone, you love me You gave me a song that you love me Now I can go on cause you love me It's a mystery to me now I'm glad that I can see Jesus