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We've been exposed to too much discrimination Simply because we are Black Our African heritage appears to be Like a target on our backs Some cops believe that over us They had the power of death and life But we as a people we put our faith and trust In our Lord Jesus the Christ Brutality and hatred towards black people Is again on the rise What has caused this to happen? No need to wonder why We've been through more, have endured more Than any other ethnic group in history But as children of the Most High God We keep rising above the misery For the Lord is on our side That we truly believe As we've somehow always gotten over And the victory we have received We faced down Congress And got our civil rights We stood up to the Supreme Court Until they saw the light We survived Jim Crow laws, black codes And the lynchings We weathered the cross burnings and massacres Never failing nor flinching The Lord was on our through during the Middle Passage Across that great blue sea The Lord was on our side Through over 400 years of slavery But as a people we need to realize And come to comprehend That we have economic power Which can best serve us in the end We need to stop spending Just because we can And start saving To purchase property and land The Lord is on our side As we survived and been saved God's gotten us through some stuff That would've put others in their graves Yet we don't look like all that we've been through For we've been delivered, revived and renewed The Lord has been on our side Since day one For He loved us so much He sent His only begotten Son THE LORD IS ON OUR SIDE
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