Forty Years Of Grace

[solo

lead

vocal —

no

backing

vocals,

no

harmonies,

single

vocal

track

only] (

Talking

drum

rolls)

Yeah,

ehen!

Ah-ah,

see

gobe

no

dey

today

Only

grace

and

glory,

you

sabi?

Forty

years,

omo,

God

is

good!

From

the

day

I

wake

for

Lagos

heat

To

the

bread

wey

dey

put

smile

for

street

I

count

the

blessings,

one

by

one

My

mama

prayers,

yeah,

them

carry

me

long

The

struggles

wey

I

face,

the

wisdom

I

gain

The

sun

after

the

heavy

rain

For

the

friends

wey

stay,

for

the

ones

wey

leave

For

the

grace

wey

make

me

still

believe

Forty

years,

forty

reasons

to

praise

Forty

years,

walking

in

His

golden

ways

My

testimony,

I

go

shout

am

loud

Chineke,

You

carry

me

above

the

cloud

Forty

years

of

love,

forty

years

of

peace

This

gratitude,

e

no

go

ever

cease

For

the

jollof

wey

we

chop

when

the

pocket

low

For

the

taxi

rides

when

the

traffic

slow

For

the

lessons

learned

inside

every

scar

For

the

star

wey

shine

when

things

dey

far

For

the

strength

to

stand

when

the

load

get

heavy

For

the

way

You

steady

my

shaky

levvy

For

the

laughter

wey

we

share

till

the

belly

ache

For

the

dreams

wey

You

no

let

me

forsake

Forty

years,

forty

reasons

to

praise

Forty

years,

walking

in

His

golden

ways

My

testimony,

I

go

shout

am

loud

Chineke,

You

carry

me

above

the

cloud

Forty

years

of

love,

forty

years

of

peace

This

gratitude,

e

no

go

ever

cease (

Choir

harmonies)

From

the

north

to

the

south,

I

dey

testify

No

be

my

power,

no

be

my

strength,

oh

why?

I

thank

You

for

the

breath,

for

the

health,

for

the

joy

For

the

woman,

for

the

man,

for

the

girl,

for

the

boy

Forty

years

strong,

I

rise

and

I

glow

More

grace,

more

life,

everywhere

I

go!

For

the

mistakes

I

make,

You

turn

to

lesson

For

the

hidden

trap,

You

give

protection

For

the

promotion,

for

the

small

beginnings

For

the

losses

that

were

actually

winnings

Forty

chapters

written,

by

the

hand

of

Grace

I

stand

here

today

with

a

smile

on

my

face

Forty

years,

forty

reasons

to

praise

Forty

years,

walking

in

His

golden

ways

My

testimony,

I

go

shout

am

loud

Chineke,

You

carry

me

above

the

cloud

Forty

years

of

love,

forty

years

of

peace

This

gratitude,

e

no

go

ever

cease

Forty

years,

God

be

praised!

E

choke

with

blessings!

We

dey

celebrate,

we

no

go

dulling

Thank

You,

Lord,

for

everything

Forty

years,

yeah! (

Fade

out

with

percussion)