Take It To Jesus
Song Meaning
Anna Golden and Kari Jobe refuse easy answers in "Take It To Jesus" — "I have no idea what to say right now, how could any words ease the pain right now, something like this will never make sense, never make sense at all." The song opens by admitting its own inadequacy rather than offering comfort it can't back up.
"Pack all your pieces, broken and bleeding, all of your grief and doubt" keeps the invitation concrete and physical, treating brokenness as something that can actually be carried somewhere rather than simply endured in place. "You don't have to explain it, he hears you before you can speak" removes the burden of articulation from someone who, by the song's own admission, has no words left.
"Even now, I still take it to Jesus" shifts the final verse into present-tense testimony, showing the same practice repeated well after the original crisis — not a one-time rescue, but a habit returned to again.
I have no idea what to say right now
How could any words ease the pain right now
Something like this will never make sense
Never make sense at all
I have no idea what to say right now
If you wanna come you can stay for awhile
I know a place we could go right now
Pack all your pieces, broken and bleeding, all of your grief and doubt
I know a place we could go right now
When your questions don't have answers and you just can't understand it
When your mind just won't stop running and the tears just keep on coming
You don't have to explain it
He hears you before you can speak
Come with me, let's take it to Jesus
This is the place you can rest for a while
If you need to just fall apart
Lay down your worry, he's not in a hurry, take all the time you need
This is the place you can rest for a while
When your questions don't have answers and you just can't understand it
When your mind just won't stop running and the tears just keep on coming
You don't have to explain it
He hears you before you can speak
Come with me, let's take it to Jesus
Take it
Take it to Jesus
Take it
Let's take it to Jesus
Take it
Let's take it to Jesus
Take it
When my questions had no answers and I couldn't understand it
When my mind wouldn't stop running and the tears just kept on coming
Didn't have to explain it
He heard me before I could speak
Even now, I still take it to Jesus
Still take it to Jesus