Lyrics
Verse 1
You be God o
You no dey tire for my matter ooo
You be God o
You no dey lie, you no dey fail
You be God o
What you say is what you do
All of creation surrenders to you
Chorus
We serve a good good good good God ehh
We serve a good good good good God ehh
We serve a good good good good God ehh
Serving a Good God
Serving a Good God
Serving a Good God
Wave your hands and celebrate
Clap your hands and jubilate
We serve a good good good good God ehh
Wave your hands and celebrate
Clap your hands and jubilate
We serve a good good good good God ehh
Verse 2
We call am Baba oo
Baba
Baba oo
Alade Ogo
Chief commander
Commander
Commander oo
Captain of heaven's army
We call am
Baba oo
Baba oo
Alade Ogo
Chief commander
Commander oo
Chief commander
Captain of heaven's army
Verse 3
You be God o
You no dey tire for my matter ooo
You be God o
You no dey lie, you no dey fail
You be God o
What you say is what you do
All of creation surrenders to you
Verse 4
We call am Baba oo
Baba oo
Baba oo
Alade Ogo
Chief commander
Commander oo
Chief commander
Captain of heaven's army
We call am Baba
Ebami loke loke loke
Alade Ogo
Chief commander
Commander
Chief commander
Captain of heaven's army
Oya call am Baba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Alade Ogo
Chief commander commander commander commander
Captain of heaven's army
Call am Baba oh
Baba oh
Baba oh
Alade Ogo
Chief commander
Chief commander
Captain of heaven's army
Chorus
Wave your hands and celebrate
Clap your hands and jubilate
We serve!!!!
A good good good good God ehh
Everybody everybody
Wave your hands and celebrate
Clap your hands and jubilate
We serve!!!!
A good good good good God ehh
We serve!!!!
A good good good good God ehh
Bridge
You be God o
You no dey tire for my matter ooo
You be God o
You no dey lie, you no dey fail
We call am Baba oo
Baba oo
Baba oo
Alade Ogo
Chief commander
Commander
Captain of heaven's army
We call am Baba oo
Baba oo
Baba oo
Alade Ogo
Chief commander
Commander
Captain of heaven's army
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Chief Commander" opens with a series of direct declarations about God's character, never growing tired of personal concerns, incapable of lying or failing, and accomplishing exactly what is spoken. That accumulation of qualities frames the entire song's confidence as grounded in specific, named attributes rather than vague admiration.
Its chorus repeats a simple, celebratory declaration, serving a good God, paired with physical instructions to wave and clap in celebration, tying that declared goodness to visible, communal expression rather than quiet reflection. A later verse names God directly using a specific military title, Chief Commander and Captain of heaven's army, language drawn from a biblical account of an angelic commander appearing before battle.
Sung in a mix of English and Yoruba within contemporary Nigerian gospel worship, the song functions as a celebratory declaration of God's goodness and authority, its repeated call to wave hands and celebrate treating physical expression as the fitting response to the character just described.
Related Scripture
- Joshua 5:14 Describes the commander of the Lord's army appearing to Joshua, directly echoed in the song's title and description of God as Chief Commander.
- Numbers 23:19 States that God does not lie and always does what he says, directly echoed in the song's opening verse.