Africa

Oh mama, hear the ground sing

We rise with the morning sun From red earth roads to the

market sound

Hands build hope where love is found

Braided stories in the morning light

Drums hold memory through the night

We carry names of those before Lift it higher,

let the whole sky know

Heart to heart, let the good wind blow

Every color, every soul in time

Turning together in a single line Africa,

your spirit moves me Golden rhythm in my heartbeat

Africa, we sing in beauty Strong as rivers,

proud and free Africa,

your people shining Ancient roots and bright becoming From the dust road

step to the shoreline breeze We carry old songs with a new

heartbeat Grandmothers pray and the young ones lead Gold in the smile

and the hands that feed Every tongue tells where the soul has

been Many homes, one fire,

let the drums pull in

Raise your hands to the open land Feel tomorrow in the way

we stand

From the highlands to the rolling sea

We are more than they thought we'd be

Africa, your spirit moves me Golden rhythm in my heartbeat

Africa, we sing in beauty

Strong as rivers, proud and free

Africa, your people shining Ancient roots and bright becoming Oh mama,

hear the ground sing Africa,

we rise and sing