Lyrics
Intro
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Jesus only you satisfy
Jesus only you satisfy
Verse (x2)
I'll be nothing without you
I'll go nowhere without you
There is no me without me Jesus
Chorus (x2)
Only you
Only you
Only you satisfy
Only you
Only You Jesus
Interlude
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Verse (Repeat, x2)
I'll be nothing without you
I'll go nowhere without you
There is no me without me Jesus
Chorus (Repeat, x2)
Only you
Only you
Only you satisfy
Only you
Only You Jesus
Bridge
Life without you is meaningless
Life without you is hopeless
Life without you is empty
Jesus
You are my hope
You are my Life
You are my everything
You are my hope
You are my life
Jesus
Chorus (Repeat)
Only you
Only you
Only you satisfy
Only you
Only You
Jesus
Verse (Repeat, x2)
I'll be nothing without you
I'll go nowhere without you
There is no me without me Jesus
Chorus (Repeat)
Only you
Only you
Only you satisfy
Only you
Only You
Jesus
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Only You Satisfy” by Mercy Chinwo is a prayer of dependence on Jesus. The chorus is a single repeated claim that only He satisfies, and the verse explains why: the singer says she would be nothing and go nowhere without Him. The line “There is no me without me Jesus” is as it appears in the lyric and reads as a statement that her identity rests on Him.
The bridge lists what life without Him would be: meaningless, hopeless, and empty. It then answers with a series of titles for Jesus as the singer’s hope, her life, and her everything. These ideas are close to John 15:5, where Jesus says that apart from Him nothing can be done, and to Psalm 107:9, which says God satisfies the longing soul.
The song is mostly repetition, with long stretches of wordless singing, so it works as a quiet act of worship. Its message is that nothing else fills the place Christ holds.
Related Scripture
- John 15:5 Apart from Christ we can do nothing
- Psalm 107:9 God satisfies the longing soul
- Psalm 73:25 None on earth desired besides God