Happy Birthday, Mama

Intro

Hey! Hey! (clap clap)

La-la-la, la-la-la (yeah)

Verse

Sunrise in her eyes, she’s laughing at the years

Soft steps, quick hands, chasing away our fears

She hums a little hymn and fills the room with light

Still dancing in the doorway, still holding on to life

Pre-chorus

She prays with open palms, she calls us by our names

Mama, you’re our compass, you’re candle, you’re flame (you’re flame)

Every Sunday choir, every bedtime song

You taught us how to love and how to carry on

Chorus

Happy birthday, mama, ninety-one, oh-oh (oh-oh)

Happy birthday, mama, let the whole house glow (let it glow)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, we sing it loud for you (amen)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, mama, we love you true

Happy birthday, mama, ninety-one, oh-oh (oh-oh)

Happy birthday, mama, let the whole house glow (let it glow)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, we lift you up in God (in God)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, mama, we love you so

Verse

Garden hat, brisk walk, hands in flour and flour in hair

Telling stories of the Lord and how He answers prayer

She calls her children in God, the table's set with grace

Her laugh can fill a valley, her smile can fill this place

Pre-chorus

She’s teaching little ones to sing and older ones to stand

With kindness as her language and faith within her hands (within her hands)

We follow where she’s leading, we follow where she prays

Mama, you’re the sunrise of our better days

Chorus

Happy birthday, mama, ninety-one, oh-oh (oh-oh)

Happy birthday, mama, let the whole house glow (let it glow)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, we sing it loud for you (amen)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, mama, we love you true

Happy birthday, mama, ninety-one, oh-oh (oh-oh)

Happy birthday, mama, let the whole house glow (let it glow)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, we lift you up in God (in God)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, mama, we love you so

Bridge

Raise your hands, clap your hands, stomp the floor (stomp it)

Dance the way she taught us, open every door (open it)

She gave us roots and wings and taught us how to pray

Mama, we’ll sing your name on this golden day

Chorus

Happy birthday, mama, ninety-one, oh-oh (oh-oh)

Happy birthday, mama, let the whole house glow (let it glow)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, we sing it loud for you (amen)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, mama, we love you true

Happy birthday, mama, ninety-one, oh-oh (oh-oh)

Happy birthday, mama, let the whole house glow (let it glow)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, we lift you up in God (in God)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, mama, we love you so

Outro

La-la-la, la-la-la (love you)

Amen, amen, amen (yeah)