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One Thing
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Aug 16, 2026 updated
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Tenth Avenue North's 'One Thing' is a worship song about finding complete satisfaction and identity in God alone. The lyrics acknowledge human brokenness and the futility of chasing worldly plans and dreams, which ultimately fade. The song declares that even when everything else is stripped away, having God is enough because He is the one essential thing. It expresses a soul-level certainty that only God can truly satisfy, turning loss into discovery of all things in Him. The message is one of surrender and faith, centering on the sufficiency of Christ.
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You don't really know what you need
And you've got nothing
You don't really know what you believe
And you've been broken
You don't really know what you treasure now
Till it all comes crashing down
I can see so clearly now
If I've got nothing but You
I'll still have everything I need
You're the one thing I can't loose
When I've run to the end of me
Everything I though I lost
I found it all in You, my God
You're the one thing, one thing
One thing, one thing I need
All of the want and all the plans
I've been chasing
All of the dreams in my heart
You can take them
Cuz all of the beauty starts to fade
In a light of just one place
I can see so clearly now
If I've got nothing but You
I'll still have everything I need
You're the one thing I can't loose
When I've run to the end of me
Everything I though I lost
I found it all in You, my God
You're the one thing, one thing
One thing
My soul will cry
This one thing I know
You will only satisfy
[x2]
If I've got nothing but You
I'll still have everything I need
You're the one thing I can't loose
When I've run to the end of me
[x2]
Everything I though I lost
I found it all in You, my God
You're the one thing, one thing
One thing, one thing I need
The one thing I need