And I saw the heavens open And an eagle came out of the heavens And landed on the heart of Africa And as the wind from the eagle's wings blew on the earth It blew away the droughts, and the famine, and the hunger, and the sickness and the thirst And as the eagle landed on the heart Its wings flapped some more And the wind of the spirit blew in the land And then it took off And in its place rose the lion So the lion rises Africa rises Africa rises Africa rises And this is what God says You were taught by your ancestors To love your neighbors and hate the ones that hate you But however, I say to you Love your enemy Bless the one who curses you Do something wonderful for the one who hates you And respond to the ones who persecute you by praying for them For this will reveal your identity as children of your Father He is kind to all By bringing the sunrise to warm and the fall to refresh Whether a person does what is good or evil For what reward do you deserve if you only love the lovable How are you any different from others if you limit your kindness only to your friends Even the ungodly do that And because you are my children, you are to be like me So Africa, your weapon is love