[male
vocals] (
Gentle
guitar
picking,
building
steady
beat)
Yeah,
yeah
This
goes
out
to
the
Makondo
family
Daddy
Victor,
Mama
Evelyn
Thompson
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production
Give
thanks
to
the
Almighty
I
was
a
stranger
drifting
on
the
open
sea
A
lost
ship
with
no
compass,
nowhere
to
be
I
didn't
have
a
name,
I
didn't
have
a
place
But
you
opened
up
your
doors
with
so
much
grace
You
didn't
look
at
where
I
came
from
yesterday
You
didn't
ask
the
price
that
I
could
never
pay
Just
took
me
in
and
sheltered
me
from
the
cold
Giving
me
a
story
that
is
finally
being
told
Oh,
Mama
Evelyn
and
Daddy
Victor,
you
are
my
light
You
guided
me
through
the
shadows
of
the
longest
night
You
treated
me
like
your
own,
like
your
own
flesh
and
bone
You
made
sure
that
I
never
felt
I
was
alone
To
the
Almighty
I
give
all
the
glory
today
For
the
Makondo
heart
that
showed
me
the
way
I
sit
and
wonder
how
I
earned
such
a
gift
Giving
me
the
strength,
giving
me
the
lift
I
know
I
have
stumbled,
I
know
I
have
been
wrong
Iā
ve
held
onto
anger
for
far
too
long
Iā
ve
hated
you
in
moments
when
I
lost
my
mind
But
your
love
remained
steady,
your
hearts
remained
kind
You
treated
me
like
a
child
you
raised
from
the
start
Forgiving
every
scar
upon
my
heavy
heart
Oh,
Mama
Evelyn
and
Daddy
Victor,
you
are
my
light
You
guided
me
through
the
shadows
of
the
longest
night
You
treated
me
like
your
own,
like
your
own
flesh
and
bone
You
made
sure
that
I
never
felt
I
was
alone
To
the
Almighty
I
give
all
the
glory
today
For
the
Makondo
heart
that
showed
me
the
way
Iā
m
asking
for
one
thing,
just
one
more
thing
Before
the
joy
of
the
morning
can
truly
sing
Forgive
the
past,
forgive
the
pride
I
kept
inside
Let
your
mercy
be
the
place
where
I
can
hide
I
love
you
both
more
than
words
could
ever
say
Thank
you
for
the
path
you
paved
every
single
day
Oh,
Mama
Evelyn
and
Daddy
Victor,
you
are
my
light
You
guided
me
through
the
shadows
of
the
longest
night
You
treated
me
like
your
own,
like
your
own
flesh
and
bone
You
made
sure
that
I
never
felt
I
was
alone
To
the
Almighty
I
give
all
the
glory
today
For
the
Makondo
heart
that
showed
me
the
way
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Grace
upon
grace
Family
is
where
the
heart
finds
its
place
Daddy
Victor,
Mama
Evelyn,
thank
you
We
rise
together,
we
rise
in
love (
Fade
out
with
melodic
rhumba
guitar)