My Strength and My Shield (Remix)

[female vocals] Oh,

thank

You

Jesus

I

lift

my

voice

in

gratitude

today

For

the

ones

who

paved

the

way

I

look

back

at

the

years

gone

by

I

see

the

struggle,

I

see

the

tears

in

your

eyes

Momma

Feronah,

selling

cabbage

in

the

heat

Doing

whatever

to

keep

us

on

our

feet

And

Daddy

Obvious,

working

through

the

night

Building

beds

by

firelight,

keeping

faith

so

bright

Every

hammer

strike

was

a

prayer

for

me

To

be

the

person

that

I

grew

up

to

be

Oh,

Feronah

Muchunke,

my

mother

so

dear

Obvious

Mumpande,

you

washed

away

my

fear

Through

the

sacrifice,

through

the

long,

long

road

You

carried

the

weight

of

my

heavy

load

I’

m

blessed

by

the

Lord

for

the

parents

I

know

May

His

favor

follow

everywhere

you

go

Yes

Lord,

I

praise

Him

for

this

grace

Written

on

the

lines

of

my

parents'

face

I

remember

the

day

I

cry

to

recall

When

Daddy

walked

the

miles,

standing

tall

From

Syabbamba

to

Jembo,

footed

all

the

way

Just

to

pay

my

school

fees,

come

what

may

Your

blistered

feet

paved

a

path

so

wide

With

the

spirit

of

the

Lord

right

by

your

side

I

saw

the

devotion,

I

felt

the

love

A

precious

gift

sent

from

heaven

above

Oh,

Feronah

Muchunke,

my

mother

so

dear

Obvious

Mumpande,

you

washed

away

my

fear

Through

the

sacrifice,

through

the

long,

long

road

You

carried

the

weight

of

my

heavy

load

I’

m

blessed

by

the

Lord

for

the

parents

I

know

May

His

favor

follow

everywhere

you

go

Glory,

I

praise

Him

for

this

grace

Written

on

the

lines

of

my

parents'

face

Now

I

stand

in

uniform,

serving

the

land

In

Kamfinsa,

I

hold

the

future

in

my

hand

Saving

mother

Zambia,

walking

in

the

light

Because

you

taught

me

how

to

win

the

fight

I

work

so

hard

just

to

make

you

smile

To

make

your

journey

worth

every

mile

Thank

You

Jesus

for

the

strength

you

gave

For

the

love

that

is

all

I’

ll

ever

crave

Obvious

and

Feronah,

you

are

my

crown

My

solid

rock

when

the

walls

fall

down

Your

cabbage

stand

and

your

beds

of

pine

Built

a

foundation

that

will

always

shine

I

am

the

harvest

of

the

seeds

you

sown

The

greatest

love

that

I

have

ever

known

Amen,

let

the

blessings

overflow

More

than

you

could

ever

hope

to

know

Oh,

Feronah

Muchunke,

my

mother

so

dear

Obvious

Mumpande,

you

washed

away

my

fear

Through

the

sacrifice,

through

the

long,

long

road

You

carried

the

weight

of

my

heavy

load

I’

m

blessed

by

the

Lord

for

the

parents

I

know

May

His

favor

follow

everywhere

you

go

Yes

Lord,

I

praise

Him

for

this

grace

Written

on

the

lines

of

my

parents'

face

I

love

you

mom

and

dad

For

everything

you've

had

May

God

bless

you

always

Rest

in

His

peace

for

all

your

days

Praise

Him,

hallelujah,

thank

You

Jesus