Fifty-Nine Years of Grace

[male

vocals] (

Jah

Rastafari)

Yeah,

give

thanks

and

praises

For

the

life

that

I

live,

for

the

life

I

give

Oh,

lord,

I

thank

You

For

the

journey

of

fifty-nine

years

One

love,

one

heart

I

remember

the

days

when

I

was

just

a

little

boy

So

weak

and

so

small,

had

no

worldly

joy

They

called

me

Konkrompe,

said

I

would

surely

fall

Laughing

in

my

face,

standing

against

the

wall

They

said,

'Ɔkye

na

mɛ

wu',

meaning

I

would

surely

die

They

pointed

their

fingers

at

me

beneath

the

sky

But

God

had

a

plan

that

they

could

not

see

He

was

crafting

a

destiny,

preparing

me

for

victory

Lord,

I

thank

You,

I

survived

the

storm

Today

is

my

birthday,

keep

me

safe

and

warm

Fifty-nine

years,

I

am

grateful

for

the

breath

You

pulled

me

out

of

shadows,

saved

me

from

the

depth

It

was

You,

Lord,

You

carried

me

through

My

life

is

a

witness

of

everything

You

do

They

said

I

was

nothing,

I

would

never

rise

They

wanted

to

dim

the

light

within

my

eyes

But

the

same

sun

shines

upon

the

righteous

and

the

low

And

God

kept

me

living

everywhere

I

go

From

sickness

and

pain,

rejection

in

the

street

You

gave

me

the

rhythm

to

move

my

tired

feet

I

look

back

at

the

battles,

the

scars

I

bear

And

I

know

it

was

Your

mercy

that

was

always

there

Lord,

I

thank

You,

I

survived

the

storm

Today

is

my

birthday,

keep

me

safe

and

warm

Fifty-nine

years,

I

am

grateful

for

the

breath

You

pulled

me

out

of

shadows,

saved

me

from

the

depth

It

was

You,

Lord,

You

carried

me

through

My

life

is

a

witness

of

everything

You

do

At

fifty-nine,

I

stand

upon

the

mountain

peak

Stronger

than

the

boy

who

was

considered

weak

The

rejection

became

my

foundation

stone

I

stand

as

a

leader,

but

never

alone

Your

grace

is

the

fuel,

Your

love

is

the

guide

With

You

by

my

side,

I

have

nothing

to

hide

Lord,

I

thank

You,

I

survived

the

storm

Today

is

my

birthday,

keep

me

safe

and

warm

Fifty-nine

years,

I

am

grateful

for

the

breath

You

pulled

me

out

of

shadows,

saved

me

from

the

depth

It

was

You,

Lord,

You

carried

me

through

My

life

is

a

witness

of

everything

You

do

Fifty-nine

years

of

grace,

yeah

Walking

in

Your

way,

every

single

day

Oh,

Jah,

lead

me

on,

keep

me

strong

Birthday

blessings,

mercy

and

love

Yeah,

we

give

thanks,

we

give

thanks

I

am

still

here,

by

Your

grace,

Lord

One

love,

one

life,

one

soul (

Fade

out)