God Is So Good

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1 God is so good,
God is so good,
God is so good,
he's so good to me.

2 He cares for me,
He cares for me,
He cares for me,
he's so good to me.

3 God answers prayer,
God answers prayer,
God answers prayer,
he's so good to me.

4 I praise his name,
I praise his name,
I praise his name,
he's so good to me!

Spanish:
Dios es muy bueno,
Dios es muy bueno,
Dios es muy bueno,
es muy bueno para mi.

Swahili:
Mungu yu mwema,
Mungu yu mwema,
Mungu yu mwema,
yu mwema kwangu.

Portuguese:
Deus é tão bom,
Deus é tão bom,
Deus é tão bom,
É tão bom pra mim.

Lugandon:
Katonda Mulungi
Katonda Mulungi
Katonda Mulungi
Kotonda wange.

Source: Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #777

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Author: Paul Makai

Paul Makai has been a leader in the Evangelical Church of Zambia since 1978 and is currently Dean of Students at Namibia Evangelical Theological Seminary in Windhoek, Namibia. He has written and composed numerous songs, most of which have been credited as "Anonymous" or "African Traditinal." Dianne Shapiro, from Namibia Evangelical Theological Seminary (http://www.nets.edu.na) and an email from John Freeman, former director of AEF Australia (African Evangelical Fellowship/SIM) who met Makai in the late 1980's Go to person page >

Translator: Marilyn Foulkes

Marilynn Foulkes was a missionary with the SAGF/AEF (South African Global Mission/African Evangelical Fellowship - now under SIM). Dianne Shapiro, from email from John Freeman, former Director of AEF in Australia Go to person page >

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First Line:	God is so good, God is so good
Title:	God Is So Good
Author:	Paul Makai
Translator:	Marilyn Foulkes (c. 1970)
Source:	Traditional
Language:	English

Year A, Epiphany Season, Eighth Sunday
Related to Matthew 6 (NPM)
Year C, Lent, Fourth Sunday

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This song was a traditional song throughout Africa before 1960. Paul Makai, a leader in the Evangelical Church in Namibia, transcribed the words to the hymn into his language; from which Marylyn Foulkes, a missionary with the SAGF/AEF (South African Global Fellowship/African Evangelical Fellowship - now under SIM) translated the text into English. Dianne Shapiro, from John Freeman, former director of AEF Australia, (email to Hymnary)

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #23

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Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal (2013), p.824

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Instances (1 - 24 of 24)	Title	First Line	Tune	Author	Meter	Scripture	Date	Subject	Source
African American Heritage Hymnal #156	God is So Good	God is so good	SO GOOD		4 4 4 5	Psalm 27:13	2001	God \| Love and Mercy	Traditional
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #23	God Is So Good	God is so good	GOD IS SO GOOD		Irregular	1 Chronicles 16:34	1991
Church Family Worship #396	God is so good	God is so good			Irr		1988
Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #658	God Is So Good	God is so good	GOD IS SO GOOD	Anon.	4.4.4.5	1 Chronicles 16:34; 2 Chronicles 5:13; Psalm 27:13; Psalm 33:5; Psalm 73:1; Isaiah 58:9; Luke 11:9; John 7:17; 1 Peter 5:7; 1 John 4:19	2013	Love of God for Us \| ; Providence \| ; Thanksgiving \|
Hymns for a Pilgrim People: a congregational hymnal #49	God Is So Good	God is so good	SO GOOD		4.4.4.5	Psalm 27:13	2007	ADORATION AND PRAISE \| ; Children \| ; God the Father \| ; Love \| ; Mercy \|	Traditional
Hymns of Faith #433	God Is So Good	God is so good	[God is so good]			Psalm 73:1; John 7:17; 1 Peter 5:7; 1 John 4:19	1980	Faithfulness \| Of God	Traditional
Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #432	God Is So Good	God is so good	SO GOOD		4 4 4 5		2012	Children's Hymns \| ; Mercy, Forgiveness \| ; Praise \| ; Salvation \| ; Worship and Adoration \|	Traditional
Lift Every Voice and Sing II: an African American hymnal #214	God Is So Good	God is so good	[God is so good]				1993	Hymns and Songs \| Children	Traditional
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #777	God Is So Good	God is so good (Dios bueno es) (Mungu yu mwema) (Deus é tão bom) (Katonda Mulungi)	GOD IS SO GOOD			Psalm 34:8; 1 Peter 5:7; Proverbs 15:29; Psalm 150	2013	God's \| Goodness; Praise of God \| ; Elements of Worship \| Profession of Faith	Traditional
Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #371	God Is So Good	God is so good	[God is so good]				1979	Guidance and Care \|	Traditional
Rejoice Hymns #563	God Is So Good	God is so good, God is so good	GOD IS SO GOOD		Irregular	Psalm 73:1	2011	Choruses \| ; God \| Attributes; Thanksgiving \|	Traditional
Sing and Rejoice!: new hymns for congregations #21	God Is So Good	God is so good	[God is so good]	Unknown			1979	Grace for Meals \| ; Providence and Care \|
Sing Joyfully #616	God Is So Good	God is so good	[God is so good]				1989	God \| Love and Mercy	Traditional
Sing the Faith #2056	God Is So Good	God is so good	GOD IS SO GOOD		Irregular		2003		Trad.
Sing With Me #21	God Is So Good	God is so good	God Is So Good				2006	Hello \| Praise and Thanksgiving; Vocal Options \| Descants; Songs in Other Languages \| Korean; Songs in Other Languages \| Spanish; Songs in Other Languages \| Swahili; Songs with Signing or Motions \|	Traditional
Small Church Music #692	God is so good	God is so good	[God is so good]	Unknown
Songs for Life #207	God Is So Good	God is so good	[God is so good]				1995	Living in God's World \| God's Care for Us	Traditional
The Celebration Hymnal: songs and hymns for worship #193	God Is So Good	God is so good, God is so good	GOD IS SO GOOD		Irregular meter		1997	The Family at Worship \| ; Adoration and Praise \| God Our Father	Traditional
The Cyber Hymnal #1788	God Is So Good	God is so good	[God is so good]	Anonymous					Traditional
The Faith We Sing #2056	God Is So Good	God is so good	GOD IS SO GOOD		Irregular		2001	The Glory of the Triune God \| Providence	Trad.
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #41	God Is So Good	God is so good, God is so good	GOD IS SO GOOD		Irregular meter		1986	Adoration and Praise \| God the Father; Choruses \| Scripture and Praise; God \| Attributes; God \| Guidance and Care; Responses \| Offertories	Traditional
The Worshiping Church #75	God Is So Good	God is so good	GOD IS SO GOOD	Anonymous	Irregular	2 Chronicles 5:13; Psalm 33:5; Isaiah 58:9; Luke 11:9; 1 Peter 5:7; 1 John 4:19	1990	God the Father \| Providence and Care
This Far By Faith: an African American resource for worship #275	God Is So Good	God is so good	GOD IS SO GOOD				1999	Praise, Thanksgiving \| ; Songs for Children \| ; Holy Communion \| ; Witness \|	Traditional
Worship in Song: A Friends Hymnal #229	O God Is Good (Mungu yu mwema)	O God is good (Mungu yu mwema)	[O God is good]				1996	Children \| God is Good; Joy \| ; Praise \| ; Swahili \|	East African Christian folk song

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Author: Paul Makai

Translator: Marilyn Foulkes

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