Lyrics
Verse 1
I bring Your word before You today
You will have way You said
Neverless, We will bow before You
We will lift up our hands
Cause in Your stead
There is healing, there is power
In Your stead, there is liberty
Chorus
You have promised, You have promised
You will never let go
You will never let go
Holy spirit, holy spirit
You never let go
You never let go
Verse 2
Even when I cry at night and feel You don't see
You see, You don't despise at all
You don't segregate oh
The filthy ones You promised you will clean
Become body to the throne of grace
That's what You said
Chorus (Repeat)
You have promised, You have promised
You will never let go
You will never let go
Holy spirit, holy spirit
You never let go
You never let go
Bridge
Okwere mu nkwam, Okwere mu nkwa
Ogayarapumo ogayarapumo
(He promised He won't let go)
Onye mje monu (The one I boast in)
Ogada bachuruzor (The strong hold at the door)
Ogadarihe nelu mmiri (He walked upon the water)
Chimarobimo (He knows my heart)
Ike nile dinaka gi (All power is in Your hand)
Obim o (my heart)
Chorus (Repeat)
You have promised, You have promised
You will never let go
You will never let go
Holy spirit, holy spirit
You never let go
You never let go
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Meaning & Inspiration
“The Promise” by Minister GUC is a prayer built on God’s word. It opens, “I bring Your word before You today,” and asks God to have his way, saying healing, power, and liberty are found in his presence. The chorus repeats, “You have promised, You will never let go,” and calls on the Holy Spirit.
The second verse is honest about hard moments: “Even when I cry at night and feel You don’t see,” the singer still says God sees and does not despise. It adds that the filthy ones he promised to clean are welcomed at the throne of grace. A bridge in Igbo, with English glosses, says that he promised not to let go, that he walked on the water, that he knows the heart, and that all power is in his hand.
The promise not to let go is close to Hebrews 13:5 and Deuteronomy 31:6, the throne of grace is named in Hebrews 4:16, and the water-walking line recalls Matthew 14:25.
Related Scripture
- Hebrews 13:5 “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee”
- Hebrews 4:16 Coming boldly to the throne of grace
- Matthew 14:25 Jesus walks on the water