The Lord Is On Our Side
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
Copyright © Louise Nelson | Year Posted 2020
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