Anthony Brown - He Always Wins Lyrics
Lyrics
How many times has God ever lost
(Not once not once)
How many times has He dropped the ball tell me
(Not once not once)
How many times has He ever failed you
(Not once not once)
When did He ever forget to come through
(Not once not once)
(Truth is) I shouldn’t be (I shouldn’t be standing here)
But He stepped in (but He stepped in)
Right when I (right when I needed Him)
On my (on my darkest days)
My God (my God still makes a way)
When I cannot see (when I cannot see)
I still trust that (He’s got me)
And when they ask me how I made it
Yeah
(And when they ask me how I made it)
You say yeah
(And when they ask me how I made it)
When they ask me how I made it
(And when they ask me how I made it)
(I’ll be sure to let them know)
(My God don’t lose no never)
(My God don’t lose He always wins)
My God don’t lose
(My God don’t lose no never)
He always wins
(My God don’t lose He always wins)
How many times has God ever lost
(Not once not once)
How many times has He dropped the ball
(Not once not once)
How many times has He ever failed you
(Not once not once) when did He ever
When did He ever forget to come through
(Not once not once)
Truth is I shouldn’t be (standing here) standing here no no
(But He stepped in) He stepped in
(Right when I needed Him)
Just when I needed
Just when I needed Him
(On my darkest days)
He always (He always makes a way) makes the way
(When I cannot see) I still trust that He’s got me
(And when they ask me how I made it)
Oh by the grace and Your mercy
(And when they ask me how I made it)
Say yeah
(And when they ask me how I made it)
Oh by Your power Lord
(And when they ask me how I made it)
(I’ll be sure to let them know)
(My God don’t lose no never)
(My God don’t lose) He always wins (He always wins)
Come on say it now
My God don’t lose (My God don’t lose no never)
(My God don’t lose) He always wins
RAP
When this is over
When this is done
We’ll have the victory
We will have won
(When this is over) when it’s all over
(When this is done) when it’s all said and done
(We’ll have the victory) yes we will
(We will have won) my God is a winner
My God is a winner (When this is over) my God is a winner
My God is a winner (when this is done)
(We’ll have the victory)
(We will have won)
(When this is over) don’t wait until the battle is over
(When this is done) come on and shout right now
(We’ll have the victory) You have the victory
(We will have won) You already won yeah
(When this is over)
(When this is done)
(We’ll have the victory) yes we will
(We will have won)
(When this is over) when it’s over
(When this is done) when this is done
(We’ll have the victory) we’ll have the victory
(We will have won) my God is a winner yeah
(And when they ask me how I made it)
Oh by the grace and Your mercy
(And when they ask me how I made it)
When they ask me how I made it
(And when they ask me how I made it)
(I’ll be sure to let them know)
(My God don’t lose no never) no never never
(My God don’t lose) He always wins (He always wins)
(My God don’t lose no never) no never
(My God don’t lose) He always wins (He
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Meaning & Inspiration
Anthony Brown’s "My God" is the kind of track that fills a room with energy, and I get why people reach for it. There’s a relentless, high-octane optimism here. But when I’m sitting in a kitchen that feels too quiet because someone I loved isn’t there anymore, or when the news from HR is that my position is being eliminated, these lyrics feel like a polished stone I’m supposed to hold to keep from shivering.
The hook, “How many times has God ever lost / Not once, not once,” is the sort of thing that sounds great when you’re standing in a crowd, swaying under stage lights. But the math of that lyric is tricky. If God doesn’t lose, what do we call it when the diagnosis is terminal? What do we call it when the eviction notice stays on the door?
There is a danger in calling God a "winner." It turns the divine into a scorecard. If we define winning as the desired outcome—healing, promotion, stability—then we are constantly telling people in the middle of wreckage that their life is a losing streak. That isn't comfort; that’s a judgment.
I think about Job. When he was sitting in the ash, he didn’t have a chant about winning. He had a lot of questions about why the floor fell out. Jesus in Gethsemane didn’t talk about his inevitable victory; he talked about sweat like drops of blood and asked for the cup to pass. He knew the cost. He didn't avoid the "loss" of his own life.
There’s a line later on: “When I cannot see, I still trust that He’s got me.” Now, that’s where the song actually gets interesting. That’s the grit. If you strip away the "God is a winner" slogans, that single thought is something I can lean on. It acknowledges that the eyes are failing, the evidence is gone, and the darkness is thick. That’s not a victory lap; that’s a survival tactic.
But I’m wary of the "Cheap Grace" that follows. If we treat the "victory" as something that’s already in the bag, we stop having to walk through the fire. We just skip to the end. The reality of faith is often more like Psalm 88, where the psalmist ends with: “You have taken from me friend and neighbor—darkness is my closest friend.” That’s a prayer that sits in the house when the lights are off.
Brown wants us to declare we’ve already won. I want to believe him. But when the battle is actually raging—not in a song, but in a bank account or a hospice room—shouting "My God don't lose" can feel like a way to drown out the sound of your own breaking heart. Sometimes, the most honest thing you can do isn't to claim victory. It’s to admit you don't know why things are falling apart, but you’re still hanging on to the hem of the robe, even if your hands are shaking.