Lyrics
Good morning, good morning, good morning
Stay up at night
With a troubled mind
And you're wondering why
Take a minute I know
All the wasted time
Am I left behind?
Is it left or right?
Yeah, I know
Weeping only lasts for the night
Hello, hello sunshine
Trouble you've lost the fight
It's time to rise right now
Go get your life
Woohoo, ooohoo, ooohoo, get up
Woohoo, ooohoo, ooohoo, get up
Woohoo, ooohoo, ooohoo, get up
Good morning, good morning, good morning
This is your time
You survived the night
Everything's alright, it is...
You got work to do
There's a grace on you
You gotta see it through... you do
Weeping only lasts for the night
Hello, hello sunshine
Trouble you've lost the fight
It's time to rise right now
Go get your life
Woohoo, ooohoo, ooohoo, get up
Woohoo, ooohoo, ooohoo, get up
Woohoo, ooohoo, ooohoo, get up
Good morning, good morning, good morning
Just take a look over your shoulder
See what the Lord has done
You can dry your eyes now that it's over
It's already done
It's been a long time coming
But god always keeps his promise
The next days are your best days, yeah
So get up and get going now (going now)
Get up and get going now
Good morning, good morning, good morning
Good morning, good morning, good morning
The weapon formed but it didn't work
The weapon formed but it didn't...
He tried to take your right mind
But it didn't work
He tried to steal your joy
Woohoo, ooohoo, ooohoo, get up
Woohoo, ooohoo, ooohoo, get up
Woohoo, ooohoo, ooohoo, get up
Good morning, good morning, good morning
...
He tried to take your right mind
But it didn't work
He tried to steal your joy
But it didn't work
He tried to break your spirit...
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Good Morning” turns the arrival of daylight into an invitation to rise after trouble. The lyric begins with sleeplessness, uncertainty, and the fear of falling behind, then answers those burdens with the biblical image of weeping ending when morning comes. Sunshine becomes a sign that hardship has not won. The repeated command to get up carries the song’s encouragement, connecting renewed purpose with the grace to continue necessary work.
Its later lines look back at what the Lord has already done and affirm that God keeps his promises. The claim that a formed weapon did not succeed also echoes Isaiah’s assurance of protection. Rather than denying the reality of a difficult night, the song celebrates survival, restored joy, and a mind and spirit that opposition could not finally take. The morning refrain therefore functions as both greeting and declaration: sorrow has a limit, God remains faithful, and renewed life calls for action.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 30:5 The lyric directly echoes the contrast between weeping at night and joy arriving in the morning.
- Isaiah 54:17 The line about a formed weapon failing echoes the promise that no weapon formed against God’s servants will prevail.
- Lamentations 3:22-23 The passage links each morning with God’s renewed mercies and faithfulness, matching the song’s morning hope.