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A Marvellous Thing  by Sammie Okposo cover art

Sammie Okposo - A Marvellous Thing Lyrics

Artist:
Sammie Okposo

Lyrics

Chorus


Jehovah don do me something ooo
It is a marvelous thing ooo
Jehovah don do me something ooo
Oh Oh Oh
It is a marvelous thing ooo


My life is a testimony ooo
Jehovah don do me something ooo
My life is a testimony ooo
Oh Oh Oh
It is a marvelous thing ooo


Verse 1


There's a reason I'm singing
There's a reason I'm dancing
I'm counting all of my blessings
Naming all of them one by one
God has been good to me
His goodness and mercy every day I see
Oh Lord I am grateful, You have been faithful


Chorus (Repeat)


Verse 2


God has been good to me
His goodness and mercy every day I see
Oh Lord I am grateful, You have been so faithful
Faithful faithful faithful


Chorus (Repeat x2)


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Meaning & Inspiration

"A Marvellous Thing" is a Nigerian testimony song built on the plain claim that God has personally acted on the singer's behalf. The recurring chorus uses the Pidgin phrase "Jehovah don do me something" as its central testimony, translating roughly to God has done something for me, paired with the direct description of that action as marvelous. Rather than narrating a single dramatic event, the verse lists everyday reasons for gratitude, counting blessings one by one and naming God's goodness and mercy as things noticed daily rather than only in crisis. The repeated word "faithful" toward the end of the song shifts the focus from isolated blessing to sustained character, describing God's reliability over time rather than a one-time favor. Structurally the song relies on a short, repeated chorus interspersed with brief verses of gratitude, a shape suited to congregational singing where a crowd can quickly join the same testimony and repeat it as its own.

Related Scripture

  • Psalm 118:23 Declares "this is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes," directly matching the song's title and refrain.
  • Lamentations 3:22-23 Describes God's mercies as new every morning and His faithfulness as great, matching the lyric about seeing goodness and mercy daily.