Lyrics
Verse 1
I've tasted and seen
Yet questioned it all
Still You remain
Chased empty dreams
Ran from Your call
And turned back again
Pre-Chorus
There's no other treasure on earth
That amounts to Your love, and I know
Chorus
Even if everything I know
Is taken away, I won't lose hope
I'll cling to the One who won't let go
Just give me Jesus
Give me Jesuss
Verse 2
I've searched the world
The highs and the lows
I've seen it all, ooh
Nothing compares
Nothing comes close
You're all that I want
Pre-Chorus
There's no other treasure on earth
That amounts to Your love, and I know
Chorus
Even if everything I know
Is taken away, I won't lose hope
I'll cling to the One who won't let go
Just give me Jesus
Give me Jesuss
Even at times when I can't see
I'll trust in the hand that's holding me
There's only one thing that I need
Just give me Jesus
Give me Jesuss, oh
Refrain
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Bridge
All my hope, all my trust is in You
All my life, all my joy in Jesus
All my hope, all my trust is in You
All my life, all my joy in Jesus
All my hope, all my trust is in You, Lord
All my life, all my joy in Jesus, yes
All my hope, all my trust is in You
And all my life, all my joy in Jesus
Refrain
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Chorus
Even if everything I know
Is taken away, I won't lose hope
I'll cling to the One who won't let go
Just give me Jesus
Give me Jesuss
Even at times when I can't see
I'll trust in the hand that's holding me
There's only one thing that I need
Just give me Jesus
Give me Jesuss
Even if everything I know
Is taken away, I won't lose hope
I'll cling to the One who won't let go
Just give me Jesus
Give me Jesuss
Outro
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Just give me Jesus
Give me Jesuss
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Just give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Give Me Jesus is a song of surrender that asks for Jesus above everything else. The first verse says the singer tasted and saw the goodness of God, yet questioned, chased empty dreams and ran from His call, only to turn back again. The pre-chorus declares that no treasure on earth equals His love, and the chorus says that even if everything known is taken away, hope will not be lost because the singer will cling to the One who does not let go.
The second verse says the world was searched in highs and lows with nothing comparing, and the bridge states that all hope, trust, life and joy are in Jesus. The themes fit Psalm 34:8, Philippians 3:8, Habakkuk 3:17-18 and Psalm 73:25-26. Repetitive and honest, the song gives a congregation words for choosing Christ over every loss.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:8 The psalmist invites tasting and seeing that the Lord is good.
- Philippians 3:8 Paul counts everything as loss compared with knowing Christ.
- Psalm 73:25-26 The psalmist desires nothing on earth besides God.