Lyrics
Chorus
Only You can do what no man can do
Only You can say what no man can say
Only You can change any situation at all
Only You are able, Daddy
Only you are capable, Jehovah
Verse 1
You are doing the same today
Just You walked the streets of Galilee
And like you healed the sick and raised the dead
Like You saved Lazarus; comfort, comfort
You are doing the same today
Oh God my promoter, Jesus my promoter
Opening every door, Fighting all my battles
Healing the broken heartache
You are doing the same today
Chorus (Repeat)
Only You can do what no man can do
Only You can say what no man can say
Only You can change any situation at all
Only You are able, Daddy
Only you are capable, Jehovah
Verse 2
Say He is capable
The Resurrection, and the life
Jesus, Jesus!
The Son Of God, the Word of God
Jesus only You can, make the blind to see
Jesus
Jesus only You can, make the lame to walk again
Jesus
Jesus only You can, make the dead to rise up
Jesus
Jesus my promoter; Jesus!
Chorus (Repeat)
Only You can do what no man can do
Only You can say what no man can say
Only You can change any situation at all
Only You are able, Daddy
Only you are capable, Jehovah
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Meaning & Inspiration
Ada's "Only You" builds its case through contrast and comparison rather than narrative, opening with a chorus that credits God with doing and saying what "no man can." Every line in that chorus repeats the same shape - only you - so the song states its claim before offering any evidence for it.
The verses supply that evidence historically first, recalling Jesus walking the streets of Galilee, healing the sick and raising Lazarus, a reference to John 11:38-44, then insisting the same power is active now. The closing section lists specific signs - the blind made to see, the lame made to walk, the dead raised - language close to both Isaiah 35:5-6 and the summary Jesus gives of his own ministry in Matthew 11:5. By naming Jesus directly only in that closing stretch, after several verses of indirect address, the song builds toward its most concrete claims rather than opening with them.
Related Scripture
- John 11:38-44 Jesus raising Lazarus.
- Isaiah 35:5-6 The blind made to see, the lame made to walk - echoed directly in the lyric.