The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
(Chorus)
(If you know the Lord is good let me hear you say)
My, my, my, my, my, my, my God is good
(If you know the Lord is good let me hear you say)
My, my, my, my, my, my, my God is good
(Verse 1)
He woke you up this morning
To see a brand new day, yeah
His eyes are fixed upon us
Filled with mercy and with grace
(Channel 1)
In case you didn't realize
How wonderful He is
Keep this in mind
And don't forget it
In all your days you'll never find
No one like Him
(Repeat Chorus)
(Bridge A)
If you know without a doubt
Then let me hear you proclaim it out loud
(Repeat Chorus)
(Verse 2)
As we lift our hearts in worship
And our mouths filled with praise
Thinking how He surely loves us
And our hands are steadily raised
Can you say
(Channel 2)
With no shame, stand and tell the world
How wonderful He is
In all your days you'll never find
No one like Him
(Repeat Chorus)
(Bridge B)
If you know without a doubt
Stand up and proclaim it out loud
Let me hear you say it
See those hands a waivin', my God
My, my, my, my, my, my
(Bridge C)
Just think of all the ways
That He blesses
His kindness and His love
Never fails
Let's sing and tell the world
Of His goodness
Compassion just goes on and on
(Pre-Vamp)
(Do you love Him) Yes
(Do you know He's good) Oh Yes
(Do You really know) Oh yes, oh yes
God is always good
He's good
And we love Him
He's good, God is always good
(Do you love Him) Yes
(Is He good) Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes
God is always good
In all your days you'll never find
No one like Him
(Old Flow)
Aw, let me tell you somethin' that you should've known (oh yeah)
It must have blazed across your dome but you wasn't for sure, what (oh yeah)
Take it from the back to the front of your mind (oh yeah)
God is always good and that's all the time
(Vamp)
God is good
All the time
All the time
God is good
(repeat)
My, my, my, my, my, my, my God is good
My, my, my, my, my God is good
(repeat)
All the time
God is good
God is good
All the time
All the time
God is good
(Out)
(If you know the Lord is good let me hear you say)
My, my, my, my, my, my, my God is good
(If you know the Lord is good let me hear you say)
My, my, my, my, my, my, my God is good
(Verse 1)
He woke you up this morning
To see a brand new day, yeah
His eyes are fixed upon us
Filled with mercy and with grace
(Channel 1)
In case you didn't realize
How wonderful He is
Keep this in mind
And don't forget it
In all your days you'll never find
No one like Him
(Repeat Chorus)
(Bridge A)
If you know without a doubt
Then let me hear you proclaim it out loud
(Repeat Chorus)
(Verse 2)
As we lift our hearts in worship
And our mouths filled with praise
Thinking how He surely loves us
And our hands are steadily raised
Can you say
(Channel 2)
With no shame, stand and tell the world
How wonderful He is
In all your days you'll never find
No one like Him
(Repeat Chorus)
(Bridge B)
If you know without a doubt
Stand up and proclaim it out loud
Let me hear you say it
See those hands a waivin', my God
My, my, my, my, my, my
(Bridge C)
Just think of all the ways
That He blesses
His kindness and His love
Never fails
Let's sing and tell the world
Of His goodness
Compassion just goes on and on
(Pre-Vamp)
(Do you love Him) Yes
(Do you know He's good) Oh Yes
(Do You really know) Oh yes, oh yes
God is always good
He's good
And we love Him
He's good, God is always good
(Do you love Him) Yes
(Is He good) Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes
God is always good
In all your days you'll never find
No one like Him
(Old Flow)
Aw, let me tell you somethin' that you should've known (oh yeah)
It must have blazed across your dome but you wasn't for sure, what (oh yeah)
Take it from the back to the front of your mind (oh yeah)
God is always good and that's all the time
(Vamp)
God is good
All the time
All the time
God is good
(repeat)
My, my, my, my, my, my, my God is good
My, my, my, my, my God is good
(repeat)
All the time
God is good
God is good
All the time
All the time
God is good
(Out)
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My, My, My God Is Good Lyrics as written by Fred Hammond
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