Lyrics
Chorus
When Jesus says yes, oh yes
No one can say no
Verse 1
Our God is mightier than all our faults
When all has been said, He still has the last say, so
What He closes or opens, no one can open or close
Chorus
When Jesus says yes
No one can say no
Verse 2
Our God is mightier than all our faults
When all has been said or done, He still has the last say, so
See, what He closes or opens, no one can open or close
Chorus
When Jesus says yes
No one can say no
Bridge
Oh Lord, His promises
Oh, yes and amen
Everyone of them
He's careful to defend
Chorus
When Jesus says yes
No one can say no
Bridge
Oh, His promises
Oh, yes and amen
Everyone of them
He's careful to defend
Chorus
When Jesus says yes
When Jesus says yes
When Jesus says yes
No one can say no
Outro
Can't nobody
Can't nobody
Do me like Him
Can't nobody
Can't nobody
Do me like Him
Can't nobody
Can't nobody
Do me like Him
Can't nobody
Can't nobody
Chorus (Repeat)
When Jesus says yes
When Jesus says yes
When Jesus says yes
When Jesus says yes
When Jesus says yes
When Jesus says yes
When Jesus says yes
No one can say no
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Meaning & Inspiration
When Jesus Says Yes is a choir-led declaration that no obstacle can overturn what Jesus has decided to grant. The refrain "When Jesus says yes, no one can say no" is repeated until it becomes a shared confession, and the verses add that God is mightier than all faults and still has the last say.
The lyrics lean on the picture of an open and shut door: "What He closes or opens, no one can open or close." That phrase echoes the words about the one who holds the key of David in Revelation, and the line about promises being "yes and amen" recalls Paul's wording about God's promises in Second Corinthians. Both links are offered as likely echoes rather than claims about the writers' sources.
A closing section of "Can't nobody do me like Him" turns the idea into personal praise, so the song works as a congregational statement of confidence in God's promises. Its plain, repeated phrasing suits call-and-response singing.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 3:7 Christ is described as the one who opens and no one can shut, and shuts and no one can open.
- 2 Corinthians 1:20 All the promises of God find their yes in Christ, with the amen spoken through Him.