time for some good things

The other day i caught myself singing a song:

Sachez que l'Eternel est Dieu, Il est le Roi, Il est bon...Il nous a donné la vie: Il est bon; Il nous a donné Son Fils: Il est bon. Il nous a donné sa joie: Il est bon.

It's a song that was sung at church and sometimes at school where i was. The basic translation is "Know that the Lord is God, He is the King, He is good...He's given us eternal life: he is good; He's given to us his Son, He is good; He's given to us his joy: He is good." The melody is cheerful and celebratory, and it's a call-response song, meaning that the song leader usually would put in the "He's given to us _____" bit and the congregation would respond: He is good.

Sometimes people here complain about how some songs are repetitive (or how the song is simple and we sing it through four times). I must admit, i do often see their point.

It never bothered me to sing call-response songs for an hour, though, even though they are by nature repetitive and change but only a little. Maybe it's because it's more like a meditative (and cheerful) chant, and an elaboration of a theme. I like meditating on God's goodness through that song, thinking of all the good things he has given as i sing.