Lyrics
Verse 1
In my time
I've travelled some roads
A rolling stone
Nowhere feels like home
And I've seen people come
Then they go
Life is just a story
Of some highs and some lows
Pre-Chorus
Tell me do you believe in miracles
I'm standing here before your eyes
Chorus
I've cried many rivers
I've walked through some pain
I've seen my world crumble
And I'll carry the shame
But I know somebody
He calls me His own
I can hear heaven singing out
Oh, you're never alone
Oh, you're never alone
Verse 2
Everybody wants to be king
We put all our hope
Inside material things
In Your light I now understand
That everything I have
Ain't everything that I am
Pre-Chorus
Oh, sometimes I feel like
I'm not good enough
But that's when love
Says You're mine
I've cried many rivers
I've walked through some pain
I've seen my world crumble
And I'll carry the shame
But I know somebody
He calls me His own
I can hear heaven singing out
Oh, you're never alone
Oh, you're never alone
Bridge
Oh, I may have took some time
But now I realize
My imperfections were a part of Your plan
And if all things work together in the end
The broken will be beautiful
(Kirk Franklin)
Spoken
There's not a hole too deep
That God's love is not deeper still
You've come too far to give up now
If you believe that
(Tori Kelly)
I've cried many rivers
I've walked through some pain
I've seen my world crumble
And I've carried the shame
But I know somebody
He calls me His own
Can you hear heaven singing out
Oh, you're never alone
Oh, you're never alone
Oh, you're never alone
Oh, you're never alone
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Meaning & Inspiration
Never Alone is a song of comfort for those who feel alone and broken. The verses describe travelling roads like a rolling stone, nowhere feeling like home, people coming and going, and rivers of tears and pain, yet knowing someone who calls the singer His own and hearing heaven sing that no one is alone. A spoken section from Kirk Franklin says there is no hole too deep for God's love and that those who have come this far should not give up.
The song also admits that material things cannot define a person, that imperfections may be part of God's plan, and that the broken will be beautiful. The themes fit Deuteronomy 31:6, Psalm 34:18, Romans 8:28 and Romans 8:38-39. The pairing of a sung narrative and a spoken word makes it a pastoral message of belonging.
Related Scripture
- Deuteronomy 31:6 God promises never to leave or forsake His people.
- Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted.
- Romans 8:38-39 Nothing can separate believers from the love of God in Christ.