A Toast To Canaan

Come to me in a second, you're the one that I adore And you know you're very precious, and I came to assure you My hand is on the handle before you knock the door 'Cos you're a taste of heaven, a savour I can't ignore, no Make a toast to the living one Say cheers to the living one Make a toast to the living one Say cheers to the living one God giveth and God taketh All things that God maketh There is no man who can rob me of God's greatness For God's gracious I am the one who lost it twice and I thought I was done You are the son, rose up in the east just like the sun Who on earth could even try to truncate what God begun Oh no, they must be dumb Let yourself be immersed in the story of the resurrection And how we journeyed for 40 years to this destination Maybe it wouldn't have taken this long But I take peace 'cos I know I'm right where I belong Now listen, I was tailor-made to the codes of propriety But I fell hard on the stumbling blocks of society I learnt to submit to the will and plan of the master His invisible hands painting brush strokes on an empty canvas Now pour yourself a drink, raise your glass to the sky It's the sweetest consolation for the tears that I cried Come to me in a second, you're the one that I adore And you know you're very precious, and I came to assure you My hand is on the handle before you knock the door 'Cos you're a taste of heaven, a savour I can't ignore, no Make a toast to the living one Say cheers to the living one Make a toast to the living one Say cheers to the living one You're a gift from the giver of good things You're precious, specifically crafted in cool springs You bring me thrill, not the kind that a fool brings That's contingent on unpredictable mood swings That's here today, but gone tomorrow You are here to stay, euphoria to my sorrows You are made of shades and tones of pretty colours Yeah I feel elated, though I started from the bottom You are mine and I am yours, they can't take you away from me When you've been defeated once, you appreciate victory I raise you up like young Simba to the heavens You are royalty, my joyousness, I'm always at your beckon Let it be known that I waited for this miracle And I don't ever wanna get off this pinnacle Now pour yourself a drink, raise your glass to the sky It's the sweetest consolation for the tears that I cried Come to me in a second, you're the one that I adore And you know you're very precious, and I came to assure you My hand is on the handle before you knock the door 'Cos you're a taste of heaven, a savour I can't ignore, no Make a toast to the living one Say cheers to the living one Make a toast to the living one Say cheers to the living one