Lyrics
Verse 1
There was no way until You made one
Grace upon grace, hallelujah
Even though I don't deserve it
You did it
Even though I couldn't earn it
You give it
Chorus
Who am I that You keep me on Your mind
God I'm just grateful for You
God I'm just grateful for You
All my life You've been right here by my side
God I'm just grateful for You
God I'm just grateful for You
Verse 2
Holy holy, there's only one
I give You glory for all that You've done
Even though I don't deserve it
You did it
Ooo
Even though I couldn't earn it
You give it
Chorus
Who am I that You keep me on Your mind
God I'm just grateful for You
God I'm just grateful for You
All my life You've been right here by my side
God I'm just grateful for You
God I'm just grateful for You
Chorus
Who am I
Who am I that You keep me on Your mind
God I'm just grateful for You
God I'm just grateful for You
All my life You've been right here by my side
God I'm just grateful for You
God I'm just grateful for You
Yeah
Woah
You kept me all my life
Been here with me all this time
Bridge
And I
I'm lifting both of my hands
You gave me chance after chance, after chance
And I
I'm giving all that I am
Cause You gave me chance after chance, after chance
Come on
And I
I'm lifting both of my hands
You gave me chance after chance, after chance
And I
I'm giving all that I am
You gave me chance after chance, after chance
Chorus
Who am I that You keep me on Your mind
God I'm just grateful for You (Hey)
God I'm just grateful for You
All my life You've been right here by my side
God I'm just grateful for You
God I'm just grateful for You
Chorus
Who am I
Who am I that You keep me on Your mind
God I'm just grateful for You
God I'm just grateful for You
All my life You've been right here by my side
God I'm just grateful for You
God I'm just grateful for You
Outro
I survived
I survived and I'm here to testify
God I'm just grateful for You (Yeah)
God I'm just grateful for You (Yeah)
I'm alright if they say I'm outta my mind
God I'm just grateful for You
God I'm just grateful for You
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Meaning & Inspiration
The lyrics of "God I'm Just Grateful" are a short confession of thanks built on a single question: "Who am I that You keep me on Your mind." The opening lines, "There was no way until You made one" and "Grace upon grace, hallelujah," credit God with providing what the singer could neither earn nor deserve, and the refrain keeps returning to that same plain gratitude.
Later sections move from reflection to response. The singer describes lifting both hands, giving all of themselves, and being kept "all my life," with the phrase "chance after chance, after chance" naming patient mercy. A closing declaration, "I survived and I'm here to testify," frames the thanks as a testimony shared aloud rather than a private feeling.
This pairs naturally with Paul's teaching that salvation comes as a gift of grace rather than earned merit, and with the psalmist's wonder that God is mindful of human beings. The song works as a plain expression of thanks that needs no elaborate theology to be understood.
Related Scripture
- Ephesians 2:8-9 The passage says salvation is by grace through faith and is a gift, not earned.
- Psalm 8:4 The psalmist asks what is man that God is mindful of him.