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When You Carry God

By Jimmy D Psalmist + Emmasings

3,401 views Oct 8, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Jimmy D Psalmist and Emmasings combine English and Igbo in “When You Carry God,” a Nigerian worship song about what it means to belong to the owner of everything. The opening line sets the premise, “when You carry God, You carry everything,” and the verses follow it with titles: “He is the owner of the world,” “the king of the world,” and “creator of the universe.” The singer concludes, “I can never beg for bread.”

The images of abundance are taken from nature. God is an “ocean that never runs dry,” and “the air and its fullness” belong to him, as do “the cattle on a thousand hills.” Emmasings' section adds Igbo praise, noting that God is “always doing good” and is the “solution giver.” The identity statement is the center of the chorus: “I'm a child of the King, my father owns the world,” followed by a declaration that a child of such a father is never small. The closing section is a run of “Glory, hallelujah” to the king and the majesty.

The earth and its fullness belonging to the Lord is Psalm 24:1, and the cattle on a thousand hills are Psalm 50:10. Being a child of God is Romans 8:16.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

When You carry God
You carry everything
When You carry God
You carry everything Yea
When You carry God
You carry everything
You carry everything
He is the owner of the world .

When You carry God
You carry everything
When You carry God
You carry everything
When You carry God
You carry everything
You carry everything
He is the owner of the world .

I know my father
He is the king of the world
Creator of the universe
I can never beg for bread
Oshimiri nadighi atata
Ocean that never runs dry
The air and it's fullness
They all belong to You .

Emmasings:
The cattles on a thousands hills are His
He's my father
Otu aka nero nba
Chukwu naeme nma
always doing good
All power is in Your hands
You're the solution giver
I carry Your seed
So I can do everything .

When You carry God
You carry everything
When You carry God
You carry everything
When You carry God
You carry everything
You carry everything
He is the owner of the world .

I'm child of the king
My father owns the world
I'm child of the king
My father owns the world
I can never be sick
My father runs the world
(I'm child of the king
My father owns the world )
I can never beg for bread
My father owns the world
(I'm child of the king
My father owns the world )
...
I can never be small
My father owns the world
(I'm child of the king
My father owns the world )
I am a child
My father owns the world
(I'm child of the king Yelele
My father owns the world ) .

Glory Halleluyah, Glory Halleluyah
(Halleluyah to the king) Glory Halleluyah
(Halleluyah to the majesty) Glory Halleluyah

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