You Did What I Couldn't Do LYRICS [Intro] I've spent a lot of time, trying to get things right Trying to be better, trying to be enough But the harder I tried, the more I realised I wasn't getting anywhere [Verse 1] I used to think I had to get it right Keep everything together all the time Try a little harder, do a little more Maybe then I'd be the person You were looking for I'd promise myself that this time I'd change Then end up going 'round the same old way The truth is, I know myself too well these days I make mistakes in a hundred different ways And if getting there depended on me I'd only find another way to get it wrong [Pre-Chorus] Then it hit me You'd already done what I could never do You made a way and all I had to do was turn to You Then it hit me You weren't waiting for a better version of me You opened the door and simply asked me to believe [Chorus] Jesus, I'm forgiven Not because I've earned it Not because I've got it all worked out You know me at my worst Still You opened up the door And all I could do was come to You What a relief to know it doesn't rest on me If saving myself was part of the plan I'd only find a way to screw it up So I'm trusting in You, not the things I do Jesus, I'm resting in Your love [Refrain] Oh, I'm resting in Your love I'm resting in Your love Not what I've done Only what You've done [Verse 2] Looking back, it seems so clear I carried things I was never meant to carry Trying to prove something, trying to earn something Trying to fix something I couldn't fix But You never asked me to impress You You never said, "Come back when you've sorted your life out" You just said, "Come" Some days I'm strong, some days I'm not Some days my faith feels bigger than the doubts I've got But none of that changes who You are Or how far Your kindness reaches into my heart You know every failure, You know every secret You know every time I get things wrong And somehow You love me anyway [Chorus] Jesus, I'm forgiven Not because I've earned it Not because I've got it all worked out You know me at my worst Still You opened up the door And all I could do was come to You What a relief to know it doesn't rest on me If saving myself was part of the plan I'd only find a way to screw it up So I'm trusting in You, not the things I do Jesus, I'm resting in Your love [Bridge] You said the most important thing Is to love God with everything With all my heart, with all my soul With all my mind, with all my strength And to love the people around me too Not because I'm trying to earn something Not because I'm trying to prove something But because that's how You love me You loved me first, You forgave me first You welcomed me first And now Your love keeps changing me [Chorus] Jesus, I'm forgiven Not because I've earned it Not because I've got it all worked out You know me at my worst Still You opened up the door And all I could do was come to You What a relief to know it doesn't rest on me If saving myself was part of the plan I'd only find a way to screw it up So I'm trusting in You, not the things I do Jesus, I'm resting in Your love [Outro] You did what I couldn't do You did what I couldn't do I don't have to prove myself I don't have to carry it alone Jesus, You've already done enough And in You I've found my home I'm resting, I'm resting Not in what I've done But in what You've done © 2026 Valley Song ℗ 2026 Valley Song CREDITS Lyrics: Valley Song Music: Valley Song LICENCE CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ The lyrics and audio recording for this song are released under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) licence. You are welcome to copy, share, perform, adapt and redistribute this work, provided you give appropriate attribution and distribute any adaptations under the same licence. AI ASSISTANCE AI was used as a creative tool to explore ideas, arrangements, performances and production; the song was selected, edited and curated by Valley Song.