Lyrics
Verse 1
Right from the very start
You had me in Your heart
Nothin' but dust, and yet
You gave me life and breath
Loved me before I knew
For nothin' that I could do
You wrapped Your Word in flesh
What an inheritance
Chorus
You don't withhold a thing
You were the offering
I don't deserve it, doesn't make sense
What an inheritance, yeah
Verse 2
There on a lonely hill
Ten thousand debts fulfilled
Heard in Your final breath
Last will and testament
Father, Your work is done
Now let Your Kingdom come
For death has been laid to rest
What an inheritance
Chorus
'Cause You don't withhold a thing
You were the offering
I don't deserve it, doesn't make sense
What an inheritance
Post-Chorus
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
What an inheritance
Bridge
Spirit of life and truth
Filling the upper room
Beating within my chest
What an inheritance
Counsel and closest friend
What an inheritance
Chorus
'Cause You don't withhold a thing
You were the offering
I don't deserve it, it doesn't make sense
What an inheritance
Freely You give to me
Freely I will receive
I don't deserve it, it doesn't make sense
What an inheritance
Post-Chorus
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
What an inheritance
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
What an inheritance
Spontaneous
You're my inheritance
Last will and testament
For everything You've done
And everything You'll do
I just wanna sing
I just wanna say, "Thank You"
For everything You've done
And for everything You'll do
I just wanna sing
I just wanna say, "Thank You" (Inheritance)
Outro
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Oh-oh-oh
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Oh-oh-oh
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
You're my inheritance
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Inheritance presents salvation through the language of a gift that cannot be earned. The opening moves from humanity’s origin in dust to life, breath, and divine love, then points to the Word taking flesh. Its chorus identifies Christ as the offering and emphasizes generous grace, while the second verse places that gift at the cross, where debts are described as fulfilled and death is laid to rest.
The bridge expands the inheritance theme to the Holy Spirit, named as the Spirit of life and truth, counselor, and close friend. This progression gives the lyric a Trinitarian shape: the Father’s completed work, the Son’s self-offering, and the Spirit’s indwelling presence all belong to the gift being celebrated. The repeated admission of undeserving reception keeps grace, rather than personal merit, at the center, and the final words of thanks answer that gift with worship.
Related Scripture
- John 1:14 The lyric’s image of the Word wrapped in flesh echoes the Word becoming flesh.
- Hebrews 9:15 Christ’s death is connected with the promised eternal inheritance.
- Ephesians 1:13-14 The Holy Spirit is described as the guarantee of the believer’s inheritance.