Lyrics
Verse 1
I love You Lord
Oh Your mercy never fails me
All my days
I’ve been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
I will sing of the goodness of God
Chorus
All my life You have been faithful
All my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
I will sing of the goodness of God
Verse 2
I love Your voice
You have led me through the fire
In darkest nights
You are close like no other
I’ve known You as a father
I’ve known You as a friend
I have lived in the goodness of God
Bridge
Your goodness is running after, it’s running after me (x2)
With my life laid down, I’m surrendered now, I give You everything
Your goodness is running after, it’s running after me
Credits & Song Information
- Writer
- Ben Fielding, Brian Johnson, Ed Cash, Jason Ingram, Jenn Johnson
- Official source verified · Bethel Music
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Worship Life and Tasha Cobbs Leonard perform Goodness of God as a personal testimony that gradually opens into surrender. This recording is distinct from the original Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson release, although it uses the same composition by Jenn Johnson, Ed Cash, Jason Ingram, Ben Fielding, and Brian Johnson. The first verse looks back over daily mercy, while the second becomes more specific by recalling guidance through hardship and describing God in the language of both father and friend. Each verse returns to the same chorus, so memory becomes gratitude rather than remaining a private recollection. The bridge then changes the direction of the imagery: goodness is no longer only something remembered but something actively pursuing the singer. Its references to laying down a life and giving everything make the closing repetitions an answer to the faithfulness described earlier.