Mother Emanuel · letra

Intro

Oh Mama, mother Emanuel You taught your children well To Love instead of Hate They did not discriminate Standing strong against the gates of hell Oh Mama, mother Emanuel

Verse 1

Oh Mama, mother Emanuel You taught your children well To color of their skin just can’t change the soul within Loves a place where hate can never dwell Oh Mama, mother Emanuel

Chorus

Emanuel (Emanuel, Emanuel) Mother Emanuel (Mother Emanuel) Lord with us, hallelujah (Lord with us) Lord will never fail Oh mama, mother Emanuel (Mother Emanuel)

Verse 2

Sorry I won’t embrace, [?] a stranger grace You shed a better way, and you taught him how to pray (You taught him how to pray) Oh, oh, if there’s a sacred place, he met love face to face Oh but he pulled the gun and change the world (Changed the world) For everyone

Outro

(Obama: Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance., DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Tywanda Sanders, Daniel L. Simmons, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, Myra Thompson…) Oh Mama, mother Emanuel, you taught your children well (taught them well) A highway to live with courage (With Courage, truth for keep) Truth for keep, caring to believe that love will always prevail (Love prevails) Oh, Oh Mama (mother Emanuel) Oh, Mama, mama, mother Emanuel (mother Emanuel) Oh Yes, love is always with us Thank you for your forgiving spirit