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An exciting dancehall piece to appeal to Caribbean tastes, as well as hip hop tastes, glorify God, and encourage His people to praise Him vigorously. Do not listen to this piece close to open flames, small children or anything at all, really. It's really wild... #PraiseJesus
lyrics
Verse 1:
Bishop Jr. in the place.
Christian music in your face.
If you knew, you'd give me space
to jig and move and give my praise
specific to the King of grace.
It's Him on Whom my sin is placed.
Spit and bruise and biggest nails
was driven through Him 'till impaled,
so I won't have to go through that.
(Nah!)
Nah, I won't do that.
(Nah!)
Hard luck, is you had to go bun,
but Lord, I am glad that You shew man
Your heart and You drew man,
so thanks. Now we new brand!
Chorus:
Put your hands up to the sky, to the sky, to the sky, to the sky!
Praising Him!
Hail the Saviour of you and I, you and I, you and I, you and I!
Praising Him!
Put it up to the sky, to the sky, to the sky, to the sky!
Let's just praise Him.
Let's get crazy,
never saving
energy for afterwards.
Put your hands up to the sky, to the sky, to the sky, to the sky!
Praising Him!
Hail the Saviour of you and I, you and I, you and I, you and I!
Praising Him!
Put it up to the sky, to the sky, to the sky, to the sky!
Let's just praise Him.
Let's get crazy,
never saving
energy for when we done.
Verse 2:
So when we jumping, we jump high.
Why we go jump low?
What we jump for?
We don't jump four.
We does jump five,
'cause you done know
we give God more
(or)
in everything,
then ask if He still wanting anything
like the clerk
in the drug store.
Praises sound better than the three birds
outside of Bob door.
(or)
We make the most joyful of noise, sing
(What?)
songs that are voicing
(What?)
Your grandest majesty.
Because of Your grace, we could have life.
Don't make we to part like
the halves of that Red Sea.
Verse 3:
I dancing like David.
Don't ask if I naked.
Would've been that if I bathing:
slip and fall on the hardest tile praising.
My back and side aching,
but the rhythm in my heart still vibrating.
I am a fan, so I making
breeze, when I following after Christ pacing.
The afterlife waiting,
so I pointing up like stalagmites, gaping
at my Christ, making
His Name known to those who need afterlife saving.
So get on your feet.
I don't need you to accomplish feat
to rival Knievel, but we
going to worship like Uncle Reece.
Everybody now... 1 2 3!
credits
released March 10, 2014
Executive Producers: Joel Murray and Udochukwu Ibeleme
Written by Udochukwu Ibeleme
Produced by Udochukwu Ibeleme of Bishop Jr. Music
Vocals by Udochukwu Ibeleme and Dernielle Diaz
Mixed and mastered by Joel Prince of J Lab Productions
Album art by Udochukwu Ibeleme
Special thanks to Joel Murray, Ryan Hamilton, Marcus "Marques" Dulgar, Genisa Nora, Malikah Cameron and David Allen
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