We come from Eden's garden soil
To Africa's rich motherland we toil
God's chosen people from the start
With faith that never falls apart
Through trials and temptations near
In chains and bondage hard to bear
We rose above as God proclaimed
Let my people go unchained
Ancestors pain, now our pride
From darkness we never hide
Steadfast and tall with marvelous melanin
Against the wind we'll always win
Injustice tried to bring us down
But we rise up from the ground
Fight for freedom every day
No force on earth can lead us astray
We stumble but we climb again
Endurance flowing through our veins
With every trial we grow strong
In unity we sing this song
Ancestors pain, now our pride
From darkness we never hide
Stand tall with marvelous melanin
Against the wind we'll always win
Ancestors pain, now our pride
From darkness we never hide
Stand tall with marvelous melanin
Against the wind we'll always win