[Intro - Call]
Choir: Oh — Oh — Oh
Lead: I feel the morning on my face, a gentle light of grace
Choir (soft): Thank You, God
[Verse 1 — New, vivid images]
Oh, morning breaks like open hands, sunlight on the road,
A river of joy runs down my spine, lifting every load.
I see the dawn of mercy in the air, a bell that softly rings,
And every breath becomes a hymn, the heart remembers wings.
[Pre-Chorus]
Open hands, open skies — here where forgiveness flows,
I lift my eyes, I lift my voice — the seed of hope now grows.
[Chorus — Strong, singable hook]
I’m so happy — Thank You, God
I’m so happy — Thank You, God
(In the name of God) — we rise
[Verse 2 — Context for Hanif]
Hanif, my brother, let’s go, let’s live in peace, hand in hand,
With faith as our guide, together we’ll stand.
Through neighborhood and churchyard, through city and through field,
We carry light for one another — in that love, we’re healed.
[Chorus — Repeat concise hook]
I’m so happy — Thank You, God
I’m so happy — Thank You, God
(In the name of God) — we rise
[Original Verse 1 — preserved verbatim]
Oh, my God, I’m so happy, joy overflowing,
Thank You, God, for this blessing, my spirit’s glowing.
In every breath and every moment, Your love’s declaring,
I’m so happy, so grateful, Your grace I’m sharing.
[Bridge — vulnerability and testimony]
Once I walked alone beneath a heavy, sleepless sky,
Doubt was loud and footsteps slow — I asked the reason why.
Then a hand came down like sunlight, broke the shadow’s hold,
A whisper turned to thunder: I was never on my own.
[Original Bridge — preserved verbatim]
Thank you, God, for every morning sun,
Your light surrounds me, the victory’s won.
Thank you, God, for laughter and tears,
I’m so happy, grateful through the years.
[Chorus — Lift with more voices, internal rhyme, and metaphor]
I’m so happy — Thank You, God (I’m so happy, oh I’m so glad)
I’m so happy — Thank You, God (open hands, river of joy we had)
Praise like a sunrise, praise like the tide — in one voice, we rise tonight,
In the name of God — in His love, my spirit grows (In the name of God).
[Original Chorus — preserved verbatim as a full gospel section]
Thank You, God, I’m rising, my heart’s singing free,
Thank You, God, this peace fills my soul’s melody.
I’m so happy, so happy, praise forever flows,
In the name of God, in His love, my spirit grows.
[Verse 3 — Response and call-and-response tag]
Leader: When sorrow came, who would I call?
Choir (response): Thank You, God
Leader: When the night fell heavy like a wall?
Choir (response): Thank You, God
Leader: When hope seemed small and I could barely stand?
Choir: You lifted me with open hands.
[Final Chorus — Key change, joyful, big band / choir finish]
I’m so happy — Thank You, God (oh we sing it louder now)
I’m so happy — Thank You, God (lifted higher — hear us vow)
I’m so happy, so happy — praise forever flows,
In the name of God, in His love, my spirit grows.
[Outro — incl
