I Saw God Today - wikipedia I Saw God Today `` I Saw God Today '' Single by George Strait from the album Troubadour Released February 4, 2008 ( 2008 - 02 - 04 ) Format CD single Genre Christian Country Length 3 : 22 Label MCA Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Rodney Clawson Monty Criswell Wade Kirby Producer ( s ) Tony Brown George Strait singles chronology `` Shiftwork '' ( 2007 ) `` I Saw God Today '' ( 2008 ) `` Troubadour '' ( 2008 ) `` Shiftwork '' ( 2007 ) `` I Saw God Today '' ( 2008 ) `` Troubadour '' ( 2008 ) `` I Saw God Today '' is a song written by Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell and Wade Kirby, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in February 2008 as the lead single from his album Troubadour. The song debuted at number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, giving Strait the highest chart debut of his career, as well as his 43rd Billboard Number One. The song is part of the track list for Now That 's What I Call Country. `` I Saw God Today '' won Single of the Year at the 2008 CMA Awards. Contents 1 Content 2 Reception 3 Chart performance 3.1 Year - end charts 4 Awards 5 References Content The song is a mid-tempo ballad in which the lead character is walking down the sidewalk after his wife has just had a baby, meanwhile noticing such things as a flower growing out of a crack in the sidewalk, a couple who are expecting a baby and the colors of a sunset. Finally, the song ends with the central character in the nursery of a hospital, looking at his own newborn baby girl. He cites each thing that he sees along the way -- the flower, the couple, the sunset and his newborn daughter -- as examples of how he saw God that day. According to Clawson, the idea for the song came from Criswell, who said that after unsuccessful hunting trips, he would often say that he `` caught a glimpse of God today '' despite not seeing any animals. Reception Matt C., a critic for Engine 145, gave `` I Saw God Today '' a thumbs - up rating. He said that although it was `` similar to the ( songs ) that countless failed nineties hat acts used to ' launch ' their short careers '', that Strait 's vocal performance nonetheless `` makes the song listenable and the country pop lyric 's contrast to the country - western material that comprises much of Strait 's catalog actually makes this single more memorable than some stronger songs in his hits catalog. '' Chart performance Having reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week of May 3, 2008, `` I Saw God Today '' is Strait 's 43rd Billboard Number One hit. Counting the Number Ones that he has had on other U.S. trade charts ( Mediabase, Radio & Records before its merger with Billboard, and Gavin Report ), `` I Saw God Today '' is Strait 's 56th overall Number One hit, succeeding a record previously held by Conway Twitty for the most Number Ones by any country music artist. Chart ( 2008 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 33 US Billboard Pop 100 65 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 60 Year - end charts End of year chart ( 2008 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs Preceded by `` You 're Gonna Miss This '' by Trace Adkins Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one single May 3 - May 10, 2008 Succeeded by `` Just Got Started Lovin ' You '' by James Otto Awards The song was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Recorded Song of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. References Jump up ^ `` George Strait 's Record - Setting Debut ''. Great American Country. 2008 - 02 - 14. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 15. Jump up ^ http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/05/row-writers-rodney-clawson/ Jump up ^ C., Matt ( 2008 - 02 - 13 ). `` George Strait - `` I Saw God Today '' ``. Engine 145. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 03. Jump up ^ `` George Strait Celebrates His 56th Chart - Topper, `` I Saw God Today '' ``. Universal Music Group Nashville. 2008 - 04 - 21. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 03. Jump up ^ `` George Strait Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` George Strait Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` George Strait Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Year - End chart for Hot Country Songs, 2008 ''. Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2010. Jump up ^ Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards at CBN.com George Strait 2000s - 2010s singles Latest Greatest Straitest Hits `` The Best Day '' George Strait `` Go On '' `` Do n't Make Me Come Over There and Love You '' `` If You Can Do Anything Else '' The Road Less Traveled `` Run '' `` Living and Living Well '' `` She 'll Leave You with a Smile '' Honkytonkville `` Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa '' `` Cowboys Like Us '' `` Desperately '' 50 Number Ones `` I Hate Everything '' Somewhere Down in Texas `` You 'll Be There '' `` She Let Herself Go '' `` The Seashores of Old Mexico '' It Just Comes Natural `` Give It Away '' `` It Just Comes Natural '' `` Wrapped '' `` How ' bout Them Cowgirls '' Troubadour `` I Saw God Today '' `` Troubadour '' `` River of Love '' Twang `` Living for the Night '' `` Twang '' `` I Gotta Get to You '' `` The Breath You Take '' Here for a Good Time `` Here for a Good Time '' `` Love 's Gonna Make It Alright '' `` Drinkin ' Man '' Love Is Everything `` Give It All We Got Tonight '' `` I Believe '' `` I Got a Car '' Cold Beer Conversation `` Let It Go '' `` Cold Beer Conversation '' `` Goin ' Goin ' Gone '' Other songs `` Murder on Music Row '' ( w / Alan Jackson ) `` Designated Drinker '' ( w / Alan Jackson ) `` Hey, Good Lookin ' '' ( w / Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith ) `` Shiftwork '' ( w / Kenny Chesney ) `` Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Saw_God_Today&oldid=763118951 '' Categories : 2008 singles 2008 songs George Strait songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Song recordings produced by Tony Brown ( record producer ) Songs written by Rodney Clawson MCA Nashville Records singles Songs written by Monty Criswell Songs written by Wade Kirby Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Canada Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 February 2017, at 12 : 14. 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Question: who wrote i saw god today by george strait
Answer: Rodney Clawson