Lyrics
Hey
Up early in the mornin'
When I hear the birds singin'
It sounds like freedom
You been good to me
Even late in the evenin'
When the day is endin'
I'll still be singin'
You been good to me
Oh, oh, oh
Glory Hallelujah
I came runnin' when He set me free
God's been good to me
Oh, oh, oh
Glory Hallelujah
I was blind but now my eyes can see
God's been good to me
Got a testimony
Your redemption story
Go run and tell it
You been good to me
Got a testimony
Your redemption story
Go run and tell it
He's been good to me
Oh, oh, oh
Glory Hallelujah
I came runnin' when he set me free
God's been good to me
Oh, oh, oh
Glory Hallelujah
I was blind but now my eyes can see
God's been good to me
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
God's been good to me
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
God's been good to me
Ain't no chain gonna shackle me
(I'm free, I'm free indeed)
Ain't no rock crying out for me
(I'm free, I'm free indeed)
Ain't no storm gonna steal my peace
(I'm free, I'm free indeed)
'Cause when the sun sets free, it's free indeed
(I'm free, I'm free indeed)
Oh, oh, oh
Glory Hallelujah (c'mon)
I came runnin' when he set me free (when he set me free, oh)
God's been good to me
Oh oh oh
Glory Hallelujah
I was blind but now my eyes can see (yeah, yeah)
God's been good to me
Raise to Him now
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (ayy)
God's been good to me
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
God's been good to me (whoo!)
Ain't no chain gonna shackle me
(I'm free, I'm free indeed)
Ain't no rock cryin' out for me
(I'm free, I'm free indeed)
Ain't no storm gonna steal my peace
(I'm free, I'm free indeed)
'Cause when the sun sets free, it's free indeed
(I'm free, I'm free indeed)
Oh, oh, oh
Glory Hallelujah
I came runnin' when he set me free (yeah, yeah)
God's been good to me
Oh, oh, oh
Glory Hallelujah
I was blind but now my eyes can see (yeah)
God's been good to me (let's go)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
God's been good to me
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
God's been good to me
Oh, oh, oh
Tell me who can stand before us
When we call on that great name?
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus
We have the victory
You been good to me
You been good to me
Oh, oh, oh
Tell me who can stand before us
When we call on that great name?
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus
We have the victory
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Meaning & Inspiration
“God’s Been Good” presents praise as a response to freedom, restored sight, redemption, and peace. Morning birds and evening singing frame gratitude as something that continues throughout the day. The recurring testimony that God has been good gathers the song’s different images into one confession, while “Glory Hallelujah” gives that confession a congregational voice. References to being set free and gaining sight draw on recognizable biblical language of deliverance and transformation.
The bridge makes freedom more specific: chains cannot hold the redeemed person, storms cannot steal peace, and praise will not be left to the rocks. Its repeated claim of being “free indeed” clearly echoes Jesus’ words in John 8. The line about former blindness likewise recalls the testimony in John 9, where a healed man identifies the change he knows to be true. A later call to tell the redemption story turns gratitude outward, resembling the biblical invitation for the redeemed to speak. The song therefore joins personal testimony, public praise, and confidence in Christ’s victory without separating goodness from the freedom it celebrates.
Related Scripture
- John 8:36 Jesus says that those set free by the Son are free indeed.
- John 9:25 The healed man testifies that he was blind and now can see.
- Psalm 107:2 The psalm calls those redeemed by the Lord to tell their story.