August Celebration: Bishop Lukonde

[male vocals] August!

August!

It’

s

August 1

st

today!

Today

we

celebrate,

today

we

rejoice!

We

celebrate

our

father,

Bishop

Lukonde!

Our

mentor,

our

teacher,

our

greatest

blessing!

I

woke

up

this

morning

with

joy

in

my

heart

I

looked

at

the

calendar,

it’

s

a

special

part

August 1

st

has

come,

a

day

we

will

remember

God

sent

us

a

gift,

a

bright

glowing

ember

He’

s

given

us

a

father,

a

shepherd

so

true

So

today

we

gather

to

honor

you

Yes

Lord,

we

honor

you

Oh,

we

celebrate

Bishop

Lukonde

today

For

the

wisdom

you

bring

and

the

words

that

you

say

We

praise

Him

for

life

and

the

path

that

you

show

In

the

grace

of

the

Father,

we

watch

your

love

grow

Oh,

we

celebrate

Bishop

Lukonde

today

Glory,

glory,

in

a

mighty

way

Daddy,

we

thank

you,

we

honor

your

name

Your

spirit

of

kindness,

it

never

stays

the

same

For

every

word

taught

and

the

scriptures

you

shared

For

the

way

that

you

listen,

the

way

that

you

cared

You

guided

our

steps

when

the

road

wasn't

clear

And

washed

away

every

shadow

of

fear

Thank

You

Jesus,

for

the

light

in

his

soul

Oh,

we

celebrate

Bishop

Lukonde

today

For

the

wisdom

you

bring

and

the

words

that

you

say

We

praise

Him

for

life

and

the

path

that

you

show

In

the

grace

of

the

Father,

we

watch

your

love

grow

Oh,

we

celebrate

Bishop

Lukonde

today

Glory,

glory,

in

a

mighty

way

You’

ve

stood

in

the

gap

like

a

rock

in

the

storm

You

kept

us

protected,

you

kept

us

all

warm

A

pillar

of

strength

in

the

house

of

the

King

Listen

to

the

chorus

as

we

all

start

to

sing!

Amen,

Amen,

let

the

praises

arise

We

see

the

reflection

of

God

in

your

eyes

So

let

the

bells

ring

and

the

congregation

rise

There’

s

a

blessing

falling

down

from

the

skies

For

a

father

so

faithful,

a

teacher

so

bold

Your

story

is

precious,

more

precious

than

gold

We

honor

the

harvest,

we

honor

the

seed

You

provide

the

comfort

that

we

truly

need

Praise

Him,

praise

Him,

for

the

life

that

you

live

For

all

of

the

love

that

you

continue

to

give

Oh,

we

celebrate

Bishop

Lukonde

today

For

the

wisdom

you

bring

and

the

words

that

you

say

We

praise

Him

for

life

and

the

path

that

you

show

In

the

grace

of

the

Father,

we

watch

your

love

grow

Oh,

we

celebrate

Bishop

Lukonde

today

Glory,

glory,

in

a

mighty

way

We

celebrate

you,

Bishop

Lukonde

Yes

Lord,

we

celebrate

your

life

today

August 1

st,

a

day

of

grace

We

honor

you,

we

love

you,

Amen! (

Hallelujah,

Hallelujah!)