Danny Gokey Celebrates ‘In God We Trust’ Day: ‘I Still Believe in This Beautiful Country!’

Published: April 26, 2024

Danny Gokey Celebrates ‘In God We Trust Day:’ ‘I Still Believe in This Beautiful Country!’

By Movieguide® Contributor

Christian artist and AMERICAN IDOL alum Danny Gokey celebrated “In God We Trust” Day on April 22 by sharing his song “My America” and appreciating the United States armed forces.

“It’s #InGodWeTrust Day! … 160 years of it being printed on our coins, and why I still believe in this beautiful country! ❤️??,” he shared on social media with a clip from his “My America” music video. “So today we honor those who have served, and the loved ones who support them – because of them we can celebrate our brave history, and hold onto hope for a bright future! ? ?? ?”

He added, “Thank you to all our troops who have served and gave their lives to our country ?????”

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Gokey previously told CBN that he’s proud of America and wants others to have hope for its prosperity instead of its demise.

“I just think that there’s so many voices in our culture trying to tell us how to think about our country, and I think that it’s demoralizing what is happening to the people of our country,” he explained. “And so anyways I just decided…to write songs that celebrate us because there’s so many great things that our country has done…There’s never been a country like us and probably will never be a country like us after us. And so I wanted to just point people to the hope of our country, to the bravery of our country, to the goodness of the land.”

Some of the lyrics of “My America” read:

I still believe in us, Oh America

You’re still the land I love though a little bruised up

Stars and Stripes still cry Liberty

Over evil over tyranny

Blood poured out

For our freedom

Sacrificed it all for this nation

I still believe in us

My America

Gokey doesn’t care that making patriotic music may appear controversial to others. He pointed out to CBN that Jesus often did controversial things.

“We’re not supposed to win people over by compromising our values,” Gokey said.

Movieguide® previously reported on Gokey’s patriotism:

“I still believe in America,” Gokey told CCM magazine. “We’re not perfect—we’ve made our mistakes. But I still believe that God has used, and will continue to use, America to do great things.”

“Rather than argue about our differences we can choose to agree on our one major common denominator—freedom. And freedom is worth celebrating,” the singer said.