The African Way

by Panam Percy Paul

is is the day that the Lord has made We will rejoice and be glad in it The joy of the Lord has become our strength We will rejoice and be glad Be glad in it This is the day that the Lord has made We will rejoice and be glad in it The joy of the Lord has become our strength We will rejoice and be glad Be glad in it Arise and shine children of Africa What was hid from all eyes has been revealed to You The mystery of the Godhead The perfect blood sacrifice The most powerful Spirit Behind the words of our covenant This day we have found our inheritance with the tribe of Judah This is the day that the Lord has made We will rejoice and be glad in it The joy of the Lord has become our strength We will rejoice and be glad Be glad in it We have been chosen by the hands of the Almighty Instrument of praise and show the purity of worship Though we went astray and worship other deities But today today (Today today) We take our place and we worship the God of eternity This is the day that the Lord has made We will rejoice and be glad in it The joy of the Lord has become our strength We will rejoice and be glad Be glad in it Let us come let us come (Come now) To the God of all creation (Lift high) Give Him all the adoration (We will love) And we will serve Him Eternally This is the day that the Lord has made We will rejoice and be glad in it The joy of the Lord has become our strength We will rejoice and be glad Be glad in it We will rejoice and be glad We must rejoice and be glad in it We must rejoice and be glad Be glad in it We must rejoice and be glad Be glad in it We must rejoice and be glad Be glad in it We must rejoice and be glad Be glad in it This is the day that the Lord has made We will rejoice and be glad in it The joy of the Lord has become our strength We will rejoice and be glad Be glad in it