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Repay You
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Sep 29, 2026 updated
Gospel According to PJ album
Verified editorial review
Song Meaning
PJ Morton opens with real grief rather than easing into gratitude — 'I have so many friends that are no longer here, why He took them away and left me here, I'm not clear' — and doesn't resolve that confusion with a tidy answer. Instead of explaining why he was spared, the song simply sits with the fact that he was: 'it coulda been me, dead and gone, but You never left me here all alone.'
'You didn't have to do it but You still did, and I wasn't worthy of any of it' echoes Ephesians 2:8-9's claim that salvation comes 'by grace... not of works, that no one would boast' — the whole song is built around refusing to take any credit for what's being described. The repeated hook, 'I'll never be able to repay You, it would take an eternity,' doesn't try to close that debt; it just keeps stating the math honestly, treating the impossibility of repayment as the actual point rather than something to apologize for.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
I have so many friends that are no longer here
Why He took them away and left me here, I'm not clear
I guess I have more to do and He has more assignments for me to complete
I still can't believe, that You want to use me
'Cause I often fall down and I'm so imperfect
But You still love me when I feel I'm not worth it, ooh
It coulda been me, dead and gone
But You never left me here all alone
And I'll never be able to repay You
For all You've done
You didn't have to do it but You still did
And I wasn't worthy of any of it
And I'll never be able to repay You
For all You've done
I am forever indebted to You
I'll go where you lead, what You say, I will do
You see in me what no one else could ever see
I fully surrender even when I don't understand
'Cause I often fall down and I'm so imperfect
But You still love me when I don't deserve it, ooh
It coulda been me, dead and gone
But You never left me here all alone
And I'll never be able to repay You
For all You've done
You didn't have to do it but You still did
And I wasn't worthy of any of it
And I'll never be able to repay You
For all You've done
I'll never be able to repay You, yeah
Would take an eternity, yeah
'Cause You've been that good to me
I'll never be able to repay You
It would take an eternity, yeah
'Cause You've been that good to me
And I'll never be able to repay You
It would take an eternity, yeah
'Cause You've been that good to me
If I had everything in the world
I would never, never be able to repay You
It would take an eternity
'Cause You've been that good to me
Let me make you hear me, God
I'll never be able to repay You
It would take an eternity
'Cause You've been that good to me
It coulda been me, dead and gone
But You never left me here on my own
And I'll never be able to repay You
For all You've done
You didn't have to do it but You did
And I wasn't worthy of any of it
And I'll never be able to repay You
For all You've done