Chorus Jesus, thank You, thank You, thank You; Jesus, thank You for keeping me. Verse When I should have been homeless, it was Your mercy that kept me. When I should have been hungry, it was Your mercy that kept me. When I should have been dead and gone, it was Your mercy that kept me. Vamp 1 Thank You (3x) Vamp 2 Thank you (3x), for keeping me. Vamp 3 Thank You, Jesus. Vamp 4 Hallelujah Ending Jesus, thank You for keeping me.