Lyrics
Hook
{Hey, ay, ay, ay
Hey, ey, ey, ey
Ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey} [x3]
Verse 1
This world is not my home
I am just passing through
Earthly treasure soon will fail
But I found my hope
You are the one I want
You are the one I need
This world can have it all
It can take everything ...
But give me Jesus ... say
Chorus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
The one who broke these chains
And took away my shame
There is only one for me ...
Hook (x2)
{Hey, ay, ay, ay
Hey, ey, ey, ey
Ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey} [x2]
Verse 1 (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat)
Hook (x2)
{Hey, ay, ay, ay
Hey, ey, ey, ey
Ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey} [x2]
Verse 2
{The only lasting thing is you
You are forever
You are forever
You are the one that I run to
'Cus you are my treasure
You are my treasure} [x2]
Heavens may fail
But you remain
You are my treasure
You are my treasure
Heaven and earth will pass away
You are forever
You are forever
Chorus (Repeat)
Hook
{Hey, ay, ay, ay
Hey, ey, ey, ey
Ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey} [Loop]
Ad-Lib
'Cus Jesus the only lasting thing
In this world is you
You are forever
You are forever
God, you're the One
That I run to, Jesus
You are my treasure
You are my treasure
The only lasting thing is you
So I will hold on to you
Forever, I'll hold on to you
Forever, and I will run
I will run into your arms
You are my treasure
You are my treasure
Outro
{The only lasting thing is you
You are forever
You are forever
You are the one that I run to
You are my treasure
You are my treasure} [x2]
(You are my treasure) [Loop]
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Give Me Jesus" opens with the classic pilgrim confession that this world is not a permanent home, only a place being passed through. Earthly treasure is treated as temporary, something that can fail or be taken, while Jesus is named the one thing worth wanting and needing above everything else. The chorus turns that conviction into a request, asking for Jesus alone, the one who broke every chain and took away shame.
The second verse widens the claim into a promise: heaven may fail and earth may pass away, but Jesus remains, described as a treasure held onto through every kind of loss. That confidence reflects Jesus' own words that heaven and earth will pass away but His words will never pass away (Matthew 24:35), and the writer of Hebrews' description of a kingdom that cannot be shaken (Hebrews 12:28). The song closes by running toward that permanence, choosing to hold on rather than let go, a plain restatement of the same request the title makes from the very first line.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but Jesus' words will never pass away.
- Hebrews 12:28 Receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.