Lyrics
Chant
What's your reason?
Tell me your reason oh oh oh oh oh
What's your reason? Tell me your reason oh
Woh yoh yoh yoh
Woh yoh yoh yoh yoh yoh oh oh oh oh You are good (×2)
Chorus
I've got too many reasons to give you praise Oh God You are good.
Response
Too many reasons to give you praise oh God
You are good (x2)
Verse 1
You're the reason I'm alive
The very air i breathe
My present help in time of need
My everything
Too many reasons to give you praise oh God You are good
You've done so much for me
Words won't be enough
You're my present help in time of need
My everything
Too many reasons to give you praise oh God
Chant (Repeat)
You are good
Woh yoh yoh yoh
Woh yoh yoh yoh yoh yoh oh oh oh oh You are good (×2)
Chorus (x2)
I've got too many reasons to give you praise Oh God You are good.
Verse 2
If i start to count 123 e no go reach oh
E too plenty oh
Too many reasons oh (×2)
Iheoma Imerem oh (The good things you've done)
Ornum apu ikor chaya (My mouth can't tell it all)
Ekpere izaram oh (The prayer you answered)
Ornum apugi ikorcha (My mouth can't tell it all)
Too many reasons to give you praise Oh God
Woh yoh yoh yoh
Woh yoh yoh yoh yoh yoh oh oh oh oh You are good (×2)
Chorus (x4)
I've got too many reasons to give you praise Oh God You are good.
Chant (x2)
Too many reasons to give you praise oh God
You are good.
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Too Many Reasons” is a sustained expression of gratitude for God’s goodness. The central refrain presents praise as the natural response to blessings too numerous to count. God is described as the source of life, the air that sustains it, present help in need, and the singer’s everything. These descriptions keep the song’s thanksgiving grounded in daily dependence rather than in a single event.
The counting language gives the theme a joyful, memorable shape: even beginning with “one, two, three” cannot contain the full account of God’s care. Nigerian Pidgin and Igbo expressions broaden that confession, saying that the good things God has done and the prayers answered are more than the mouth can fully tell. This closely aligns with biblical calls to remember God’s works and continually offer praise. The chant, chorus, and call-and-response pattern reinforce a communal celebration in which testimony becomes worship. At every return, the song resolves to one clear conclusion: God is good and deserves abundant praise.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 40:5 God’s many works are described as too numerous to recount fully.
- Psalm 46:1 The song’s description of present help echoes the psalm’s confession of God as help in trouble.
- Psalm 150:2 The call to praise God for abundant goodness reflects the psalm’s invitation to praise God’s mighty acts.