Blessings for the Maphutha Family

[male vocals] Yeah,

one

love,

rise

up

This

one

is

special,

straight

from

the

heart

For

the

family,

for

the

roots,

yeah

Jah

bless

Uncle

Phuthi,

Uncle

Phuthi,

you’

re

always

on

our

side

When

the

mountain

looked

too

high,

you

were

our

guide

Moses

Tshimangadzo,

you

are

the

light

in

our

way

You

bring

the

sunshine

to

brighten

up

every

single

day

You

are

the

surprise,

a

blessing

sent

from

above

Filling

up

our

hearts

with

your

wisdom

and

your

love

Uncle

Phuthi,

you

hold

the

family

together

strong

With

you

by

our

side,

we

know

we

can

never

go

wrong

Oh,

the

Maphutha

family,

rising

like

the

morning

sun

Uncle

Phuthi

and

Moses,

the

work

is

never

done

Tshimangadzo,

our

surprise,

our

joy,

our

pride

With

the

love

of

the

family,

we

have

nothing

to

hide

Yeah,

we

rise

up,

one

love,

hand

in

hand

Blessings

on

the

family,

best

in

all

the

land

Mrs.

Almira

Maphutha,

the

queen

of

the

home

With

your

gentle

spirit,

we

never

feel

alone

Vho-Muvanguli,

your

legacy

is

standing

tall

You

catch

us

with

grace

every

time

that

we

fall

Moses,

son

of

Jim

and

Khethani,

hold

your

head

high

Your

roots

run

deep,

reaching

up

to

the

sky

Easy

now,

let

the

spirit

of

unity

flow

Watching

the

seeds

of

your

goodness

continue

to

grow

Oh,

the

Maphutha

family,

rising

like

the

morning

sun

Uncle

Phuthi

and

Moses,

the

work

is

never

done

Tshimangadzo,

our

surprise,

our

joy,

our

pride

With

the

love

of

the

family,

we

have

nothing

to

hide

Yeah,

we

rise

up,

one

love,

hand

in

hand

Blessings

on

the

family,

best

in

all

the

land

Oh,

feel

the

rhythm,

feel

the

grace

We

see

the

love

written

on

every

face

Through

the

trials,

through

the

test

We

know

that

the

Maphutha

family

is

truly

blessed

Yeah,

keep

on

shining,

keep

on

growing

With

the

love

of

the

Most

High

always

flowing

So

let

the

drums

beat

and

the

guitar

upstroke

low

We

celebrate

you

everywhere

that

we

go

Uncle

Phuthi,

you’

re

the

backbone,

the

rock

and

the

tree

Keeping

the

circle

whole

for

all

the

world

to

see

Moses,

keep

rising,

keep

moving

ahead

Walking

in

the

footsteps

of

the

path

that

you

tread

Oh,

we

thank

you

for

the

lessons,

for

the

life

you

give

Teaching

us

the

truth

of

the

way

we

should

live

Oh,

the

Maphutha

family,

rising

like

the

morning

sun

Uncle

Phuthi

and

Moses,

the

work

is

never

done

Tshimangadzo,

our

surprise,

our

joy,

our

pride

With

the

love

of

the

family,

we

have

nothing

to

hide

Yeah,

we

rise

up,

one

love,

hand

in

hand

Blessings

on

the

family,

best

in

all

the

land

One

love,

Uncle

Phuthi

Blessings

to

the

whole

family,

yeah

Tshimangadzo,

surprise

of

our

lives

Keep

shining,

keep

rising

Jah

bless

the

Maphutha

family

Easy

now,

yeah