How He Loves

How He Loves is a song by independent artist John Mark McMillan for his second studio album, The Song Inside the Sound of Breaking Down. The song was successful despite the album's independent release, and has been covered by several well-known artists within the Christian music industry (David Crowder Band, Kim Walker, Todd Agnew, New Breed, Flyleaf, The Glorious Unseen). The song has sentimental meaning for McMillan, who wrote it following the death of a dear friend who, during a church staff meeting, prayed out loud "If it would shake the youth of a nation, I will give my life today." McMillan was awakened in the middle of the same night by a phone call; the friend had been killed in a car crash. He wrote How He Loves the next morning as,"A celebration of a God who would want, to hang with us...despite who we are". The song took more than a year to surface in the Christian mainstream, but has gone on to become a commonly played worship song on Christian radio and throughout church organizations.

List of artists that have covered "How He Loves"

Studio recordings

• David Crowder Band
• David Walker
• Eddie Kirkland
• The Glorious Unseen
• Me In Motion
• Jared Anderson
• Jeremy Riddle
• New Breed
• Jesus Culture
• Kim Walker

In concert

• Codie & Josie
• Flyleaf
• Gatlin Elms
• Hillsong
• Todd Agnew
• BarlowGirl
• Soul Survivor

David Crowder Band Version

"How He Loves"
Song

Contemporary Christian band David Crowder Band recorded "How He Loves" for their ninth studio album, Church Music. It was released as the album's lead single in 2009. For the band's version, Crowder received permission from McMillan to change the lyrics from "sloppy wet kiss" to "unforeseen kiss".

Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
Hot Christian Songs	8

External links

• How He Loves: A Song Story (John Mark McMillan's Vimeo)
• Official McMillan website
• David Crowder Band Version
• Kim Walker Version