Roots of Madut Chol (Remix)

[female

vocals] (

Hallelujah,

yes

Lord)

Oh,

the

spirit

lingers

on

In

the

roots

of

Madut

Chol

Madut

Chol

Aluetmiir,

my

father

I

never

got

to

hold

your

hand

Two

months

in

my

mama’

s

womb

And

you

departed

for

the

promised

land

You

went

to

heaven

way

too

soon

Yet

your

spirit

walks

with

me

every

day

I

carry

your

name

in

my

beating

heart

In

every

single

step

along

the

way

Oh,

the

roots

of

Madut

Chol

are

deep

Even

when

the

valley

is

dark

and

steep

We

have

suffered,

yes

we

have

But

we

are

still

standing

by

Your

grace

Because

of

the

love

that

raised

us

up

We

find

the

strength

to

run

this

race

Roots

of

Madut

Chol,

strong

and

unbreaking (

Thank

You

Jesus,

yes

Lord)

Akuach

Yuot

Deng,

my

mother,

my

hero

Pregnant

with

me,

and

grieving

three

You

walked

the

fire,

you

faced

the

cold

But

you

never

gave

up

on

us,

never

let

go

of

me

You

washed

away

the

tears

with

faith

You

taught

us

respect

with

every

breath

That

is

how

we’

re

living,

that

is

how

we

grow

Bearing

the

fruit

of

the

love

you

showed

Oh,

the

roots

of

Madut

Chol

are

deep

Even

when

the

valley

is

dark

and

steep

We

have

suffered,

yes

we

have

But

we

are

still

standing

by

Your

grace

Because

of

the

love

that

raised

us

up

We

find

the

strength

to

run

this

race

Roots

of

Madut

Chol,

strong

and

unbreaking (

Glory,

glory)

Though

the

world

may

shake

and

the

winds

may

blow

We

hold

to

the

promise

that

You

always

know

The

legacy

born

in

the

sorrow

and

pain

Will

bloom

like

the

flowers

after

the

rain (

Praise

Him,

yes

Lord)

Elizabeth

Akech

Madut

Chol

is

my

name

I

honor

the

bloodline,

I

honor

the

flame

From

Aluetmiir

to

the

life

that

I

live

I

have

so

much

love,

I

have

so

much

to

give

We

rise

from

the

ashes,

we

rise

from

the

dust

In

the

King

of

Kings,

we

place

all

our

trust

Oh,

the

roots

of

Madut

Chol

are

deep

Even

when

the

valley

is

dark

and

steep

We

have

suffered,

yes

we

have

But

we

are

still

standing

by

Your

grace

Because

of

the

love

that

raised

us

up

We

find

the

strength

to

run

this

race

Roots

of

Madut

Chol,

strong

and

unbreaking (

Amen,

amen)

Strong

and

unbreaking

Roots

of

Madut

Chol

I

carry

your

name (

Glory,

thank

You

Jesus)