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More Than Gold

By Judikay + Mercy Chinwo

11,805 views Sep 30, 2026 updated More Than Gold (feat. Mercy Chinwo) - Single album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

JudiKay and Mercy Chinwo build this one around Psalm 42:1's image, quoted directly: "as the deer pants for water, so my soul longs for You, Lord." The psalm itself is a lament written from exile, longing for a temple the singer can't currently reach — the song borrows the image but redirects it toward present nearness rather than absence.

"If all I've got is Jesus, I've got something more than gold" reaches for Philippians 3:8's claim that Paul "counted all things to be a loss... that I may gain Christ" — worth measured against everything else and coming out ahead by comparison, not by addition. The repeated title phrase turns a doctrinal claim into something closer to a boast: not "gold plus Jesus," but Jesus alone outweighing gold entirely.

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Sweet Jesus, You are the wind beneath my wings 
Sweet Jesus, You are my melody and harmony 
Sweet Jesus, You're the eyes that I see through 
Sweet Jesus, Yes I'm dancing to your tune  

For as the deer pants for water 
So my soul longs for You Lord 
Forever and ever Yes 
This heart beats for You 

For as the deer pants for water 
So my soul longs for You Lord 
Forever and ever Yes 
This heart beats for You 

Something more than gold 
I've got something more than gold 
Something more than gold 
I've got something more than gold 
If all I've got is Jesus  
I've got something more than gold 
I'll tell it to the world 
Jesus is more than gold 
More than gold, more than gold 
I've got something more than gold 
I'll tell it to the world 
Jesus is more than gold  

It is such an honour 
That You call me your own 
Your love is unchangable 
Keeps coming after me 
Shepherd of my heart 
I love how You love me 
Treasure of my soul 
I stand in awe of You  

For as the deer pants for water 
So my soul longs for You Lord 
Forever and ever Yes 
This heart beats for You  

Something more than gold 
I've got something more than gold 
Something more than gold 
I've got something more than gold 
If all I've got is Jesus  
I've got something more than gold 
I'll tell it to the world 
Jesus is more than gold 
More than gold, more than gold 
I've got something more than gold 
I'll tell it to the world 
Jesus is more than gold  

Jesus You are more than gold 
Nothing else matters but You 
Jesus is more than gold 
Jesus is more than gold oh oh oh oh 
I have You, I have everything 
Jesus is more than gold  

More than what money can buy 
More than what the workd would give 
More than everything to me 
Jesus You mean so much more to me 
I've got something moe than gold 
If all I've got is You 
You are more than gold 
You are more than gold 
You are more than gold  

More than gold, more than gold 
I've got something more than gold 
My brother, my sister 
Jesus is more than gold 
More than riches 
You are everything to me 
More than life 
You're more than gold  

As the deer pants for water 
So my soul longs for You Lord 
Forever and ever Yes 
This heart beats for You  

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