"God Don't Never Change" is a gospel blues song recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1929, and released on Columbia 14490-D. The song is sometimes known as "God Don't Ever Change".
The recording history suggests that the song was largely overlooked for many years, until it was noticed in the 1990s.
The gist of the chorus, and the subject-matter of the song, is:
The verses include allusions to:
Psalm 114:4 "The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs".
Amen Corner, that part of a church where the most vocally devout worshipers congregate, as in the poem "Trouble in the Amen Corner".
The influenza pandemic of 1918–20. The topicality of that event suggests that Johnson wrote at least that verse. Unless and until an earlier version can be found, he can be credited with both the tune and the words.
Recordings by notable artists include:
1929 – Blind Willie Johnson
1990 – Glenn Kaiser and Darrell Mansfield, on the album Trimmed and Burnin'
1991 – Russ Taff, on the album Under Their Influence
1994 – Tom Shaka, on the album Hot'N Spicey
1995 – Catfish Keith, on the album Fresh Catfish
1996 – "God Don't Ever Change" by Cissy Houston on the album Face To Face
1997 – Jimmy Vivino, on the album Do What, Now?
1999 – Knut Reiersrud, on the album Sub
2002 – Cary Hudson, on the album The Phoenix
2002 – Max Ochs, on the album Letter to the Editor
2009 – Ashley Cleveland, on the album God Don't Never Change
2009 – The Radiators, on the album 10/09/09 New Orleans, LA Tipitinas
2014 – Levon Helm Band, on the album The Midnight Ramble Sessions, Vol. 3
2016 – Lucinda Williams, on the various artists' album God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
