Bethel Music - Give Me Jesus Lyrics

"Give Me Jesus" repeats a simple exchange throughout, offering up "all of this world" in return for Jesus alone, treating that trade as an easy decision rather than a difficult sacrifice. That repeated exchange, rather than an extended argument, carries the entire weight of the song's declared priority.

Its second section names the reason behind that exchange more specifically, describing Jesus as the one in whom the soul delights and where hope is "securely found." That description of security ties the song's simple preference to something more than sentiment, framing Jesus as a settled foundation rather than merely a preferred choice among options.

Rooted in the tradition of the historic African American spiritual of the same name, the song functions as a plain declaration of singular devotion, its repeated refrain allowing that preference to be stated again and again without need for further explanation or persuasion.