Lyrics
Whenever I consider just where God brought me from
The life of emptiness I lived without God's son
My heart cries "hallelujah" cause the savior rescued me
Without his precious love where would I be?
I would be lost,
I would be drifting like a ship on stormy seas.
Without the sacrifice that Jesus life affords,
I would be dead within my sin
Forever longing to be free
If it had not been for the goodness of the Lord.
If it had not been for the goodness of the Lord.
Since the day he saved me, just look where I've come from
I'm now being made into the likeness of God's Son
I have this blessed assurance, cause the savior rescued me
Without his precious love where would I be?
Chorus
I would be lost,
I would be drifting like a ship on stormy seas.
Without the sacrifice that Jesus life affords,
I would be dead within my sin
Forever longing to be free
If it had not been for the goodness of the Lord.
If it had not been for the goodness of the Lord.
Bridge
Jesus brought me out of darkness, into his marvelous light
and placed me on a solid rock to stay
I'm now walking with my savior and I'm fighting the "good fight"
Because of Jesus I can truly say...
I would be lost,
I would be drifting like a ship on stormy seas.
Without the sacrifice that Jesus life affords,
I would be dead within my sin
Forever longing to be free
If it had not been for the goodness of the Lord.
If it had not been for the goodness of the Lord.
The goodness of the Lord,
The goodness of the Lord,
The goodness of the Lord,
He saved me, he raised me, he kept me
If it had not been for the goodness of the Lord
He saved me, he raised me, he kept me
If it had not been for the goodness of
The Lord, The Lord, The Lord, The Lord
If it had not been for the goodness of the Lord.
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Meaning & Inspiration
Goodness of the Lord is a testimony of rescue from sin and transformation through Christ. The opening looks back on spiritual emptiness, then answers that past with gratitude for the Savior and His sacrificial love. Images of a drifting ship, darkness, and a solid rock make the contrast vivid: without Christ there is instability and bondage, while His saving work brings freedom, assurance, and a changed life.
The bridge closely reflects the biblical movement from darkness into marvelous light, while the phrase about being formed into the likeness of Gods Son points toward ongoing spiritual renewal. Repetition of being saved, raised, and kept places every part of that testimony under divine goodness. Rather than treating goodness as a vague feeling, the song connects it to specific acts of grace: Jesus rescues, establishes, sustains, and enables faithful perseverance. Its final refrain therefore functions as both remembrance and praise, returning again to the Lord as the source of salvation.
Related Scripture
- 1 Peter 2:9 The bridge echoes Gods call out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Psalm 40:2 The image of being placed on a solid rock parallels the psalmists account of Gods rescue.
- Romans 8:29 The lyric about being made like Gods Son reflects conformity to the image of Christ.