Lyrics
Chorus
When You say Yes
Who can say no
Nobody nobody
Verse 1
When You say Yes
Who can say no
Nobody nobody
Jesus, You have
The final say
Magnificent God
There is nobody
Verse 2
You are seated on the throne
Seated on the throne
Nobody is like You
Perfect in power,
Ruler of the earth
Nations declare You're King
Verse 2 (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat)
When You say Yes
Who can say no
Nobody nobody
Jesus, You have
The final say
Magnificent God,
There is nobody
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Meaning & Inspiration
"When You Say Yes" builds its entire argument around a single rhetorical question, asking who could possibly override a yes spoken by God, before answering plainly: nobody. Naming Jesus directly as having the final say frames that authority as settled rather than open to negotiation or reversal by any other power. A middle section shifts from that authority to God's position, describing Him as seated on the throne and unmatched by anyone else, before naming Him perfect in power and ruler of the earth. A closing line describing nations declaring His kingship widens the song's claim from personal confidence to a universal acknowledgment. Structurally the song alternates between the central question about God's unstoppable decisions and a description of His enthroned authority, letting both sections reinforce the same underlying claim: God's decisions are not merely powerful but final, with no competing voice able to reverse them.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 43:13 Asks who can reverse what God has done, directly matching the song's central question.
- Revelation 3:7 Describes one who opens and shuts with no one able to reverse it, matching the song's claim about God's final say.
- 2 Corinthians 1:20 Describes God's promises as certain "Yes" in Christ, matching the song's title and refrain.