Lyrics
Intro
Oh, Jesus, oh
Oh, Jésus, oh
Verse 1
I have seen Your mercy
Undeniable mercy
Promise keeper
Promise keeper
I have seen Your favour
Undeniable favour
Promise keeper, promise keeper
Chorus
What You say is what You do
Promise keeper, promise keeper
Jesus, Your word will not return to You void
Promise keeper, promise keeper
Post-Chorus
What You say is what You do
Promise keeper, promise keeper
Oh oh, Your word will not return to You void
Promise keeper, promise keeper
Verse 2
I have seen Your mercy
Undeniable mercy
Promise keeper, Promise keeper
I have seen Your mercy
Undeniable mercy
Promise keeper, Promise keeper
I have seen Your favour
Undeniable favour
Promise keeper, promise keeper
I have seen Your favour
Undeniable favour
Promise keeper, promise keeper
Chorus
What You say is what You do
Promise keeper, promise keeper
Your word will not return to You void
Promise keeper, promise keeper
Bridge
It is of Your mercies we are not consumed
Cause Your compassion found us
They are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Your faithfulness
Great is Your faithfulness
What You say, You have done already
Jesus, the Son of the living God
You’re a promise keeper
Verse 3
You are not a man that You should lie
Nor a son of man that should repent
Promise keeper, promise keeper
I have never seen You fail
I have never seen You disappoint me
Promise keeper, promise keeper
You are not a man that You should lie
Nor a son of man that You should repent
Promise keeper, promise keeper
Since I was born
I have never, ever, never, ever seen You fail
I have never seen You disappoint me
Jesus, promise keeper
Outro
What You say is what You will do
Promise keeper, my promise keeper
Jesus, Your word will not return to You void
Promise keeper, promise keeper
What You say You will do
Ekwueme (Talk and do)
That is what You will do
Promise keeper, promise keeper
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Promise Keeper” by Nathaniel Bassey and Mercy Chinwo is a worship song that rests on one confession: what God says, He does. The verses recount mercy and favor the singer has seen, and the repeated title answers each one. The chorus draws on the thought of Isaiah 55:11, that God’s word will not return to Him void.
The bridge borrows from Lamentations 3:22-23: “It is of Your mercies we are not consumed… They are new every morning… Great is Your faithfulness.” The third verse adds language from Numbers 23:19, “You are not a man that You should lie, nor a son of man that You should repent,” and gives a testimony of its own: “I have never seen You fail.” Together these lines make the song a gathering of Scripture promises with personal gratitude.
The outro includes the Igbo word Ekwueme, glossed in the lyric as “Talk and do,” which names God as the one whose speech and action match. The song’s focus is trust in God’s faithfulness, offered as praise from experience.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 55:11 God’s word will not return to Him void
- Lamentations 3:22-23 Mercies new every morning, great is Your faithfulness
- Numbers 23:19 God is not a man that He should lie