


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.
Luganda:
Katonda Mulungi,
Katonda Mulungi,
Katonda Mulungi,
Katonda wange.
Source: Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #777
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 |
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)