AFRICA…………………………………….BLESS THE LORD
And all you people and places,
From Cairo to Cape Town all,
From Dar es Salaam to Lagos all.
Here let all the works of the Lord…BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you BIG things…………………………….BLESS THE LORD
Mount Kilimanjaro and the River Nile,
The Rift Valley and the Serengeti Plain,
Fat baobabs and shady mango trees,
All eucalyptus and tamarind trees,
You hippos and giraffes and elephants…….BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you TINY things ………………………….BLESS THE LORD
Busy black ants and hopping fleas,
Wriggling tadpoles and mosquito larvae,
Flying locusts and water drops,
Pollen dust and tsetse flies,
Millet seeds and dried dagaa……………BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you SHARP things……………………….BLESS THE LORD
Sisal plant tips and tall lake reeds,
Maasai spears and Turkana hunting arrows,
A rhino’s horn and crocodile teeth. ……..BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you SOFT things………………………….BLESS THE LORD
Sawdust and ashes and kapok wool,
Sponges and porridge and golden ripe mangoes..BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you SWEET things……………………….BLESS THE LORD
Wild honey and papaws and coconut milk,
Pineapples and sugar cane and sun-dried dates,
Slow roasted yams and banana juice……….BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you BITTER things………………………BLESS THE LORD
Quinine and blue soap,
Sour milk and maize beer……………….BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you SWIFT things………………………..BLESS THE LORD
Wild goats and honking matatus,
Frightened centipedes and lightning …BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you SLOW things………………..BLESS THE LORD
Curious giraffes and old bony cows,
Brown humped camels, grass munching sheep..BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you LOUD things…………………………BLESS THE LORD
Monsoon rains on aluminum roofs,
Midnight hyenas and feast day drums,
Train stations and busy bus stops………..BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you QUIET things……………………BLESS THE LORD
Candle flames and just sown furrow,
Heaps of clouds and sunny libraries,
The Pyramids and Sahara Desert,
Land snails and crawling turtles,
Grazing zebras and stalking lions………..BLESS THE LORD
Praise and extol Him forever and ever.

All you creatures that never talk,
STILL BLESS YOU THE LORD.
PRAISE AND EXTOL HIM FOREVER AND EVER.