" Good Good Father " was released on October 2 , 2015 , as the lead single for his eleventh studio album , '' Never Lose Sight '' . The song is a cover of Housefires 's " Good Good Father " , which gained popularity shortly after Tomlin 's version was released . The song is about how good God has been to him throughout his life . It topped the '' Billboard '' Christian Airplay , scoring his eighth Airplay number-one . The feat ties him with Jeremy Camp for the most No. 1s as a soloist . The song also won the GMA Song of the Year award in 2016 . Despite its success , the song has been criticized for being " not identifiably Christian , completely narcissistic , and poor poetry . " The music video for the single " Good Good Father " was released on February 18 , 2016 . One of the song 's writers , Pat Barrett , makes a guest appearance in the visual .
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Good Good Father