Rise, Africa

INTRO — TALKING DRUM, KORA, CHOIR HUMMING VERSE 1 From the sands where the ancient rivers run, To the forests waking with the sun, From the mountains high to the ocean shore, We are one people, together evermore. Many tongues, but a single cry, Many colors, one bright sky, Hands once scattered now arise, Africa, lift your eyes. CHORUS — FULL CHOIR ENTERS Rise, rise, beautiful Africa, One heart, one hope, one destiny. Rise, rise, people of the morning, Strong and gracious, proud and free. From Cairo down to Cape Town, From Accra to Addis Ababa, We stand as one forever, One Africa. VERSE 2 Let the sorrows of the past be healed, Let the harvest fill the field, Let the gold of our minds shine brighter still, Let wisdom guide our common will. No one forgotten, no voice denied, Every village side by side, Bound by soil, by prayer, by song, Africa, we have waited long. CHORUS — FULLER Rise, rise, beautiful Africa, One heart, one hope, one destiny. Rise, rise, people of the morning, Strong and gracious, proud and free. From Lagos to Luanda, From Nairobi to Bamako, We stand as one forever, One Africa. BRIDGE — QUIET, BUILDING Not by power, not by pride, But with courage at our side. Not with anger, not with blame, But with love that calls our name. Let the elders bless the way, Let the young ones see the day, When the continent shall say: We are one. We are one. MUSICAL LIFT — DRUMS, HORNS AND CHOIR RISE FINAL CHORUS — TRIUMPHANT Rise, rise, beautiful Africa, One heart, one hope, one destiny. Rise, rise, people of the morning, Strong and gracious, proud and free. From the Nile to the Volta, From the Congo to the sea, Africa stands together In peace and dignity. OUTRO — SLOWER, CHOIR AND KORA One land of many nations, One voice in harmony, One future, one foundation: Africa, rise and be. END