Lyrics
Chorus
Oh Lord I dey hail
I throw a salute oh
Oh Lord I dey hail
I throw a salute oh
Verse 1
For everything You do
Oh Lord ooh
I throw a salute oh
(Oh Lord I dey hail, I throw a salute oh)
For the life that I live
Oh Lord oo
I throw a salute oh Daddy
(Oh Lord I dey hail, I throw a salute oh)
For Your many, many blessings
Many, many blessings
I throw a salute oh
(Oh Lord I dey hail, I throw a salute oh)
Chorus
Oh Lord I dey hail
I throw a salute oh
Oh Lord I dey hail
I throw a salute oh
Bridge
Ah ah ah
(Ah ah ah, I salute oh)
For Your many, many blessings
Many, many blessings
(Ah ah ah, I salute oh)
Eh eh eh
(Ah ah ah, I salute oh)
For Your loving kindness
Loving kindness
(Ah ah ah, I salute oh)
Chorus
Oh Lord I dey hail
I throw a salute oh
Oh Lord I dey hail
I throw a salute oh
Verse 2
For everything You do
Oh Lord oo
I throw a salute o
(Oh Lord I dey hail, I throw a salute oh)
For the life that I live
Oh Lord oo
I throw a salute o
(Oh Lord I dey hail, I throw a salute oh)
For Your many, many blessings
Many, many blessings
I throw a salute o
(Oh Lord I dey hail, I throw a salute oh)
Who fit do the things You dey do?
Oh Lord oo
I throw a salute o
(Oh Lord I dey hail, I throw a salute oh)
Chorus
Oh Lord I dey hail
I throw a salute oh
Oh Lord I dey hail
I throw a salute oh
Oh Lord I dey hail
I throw a salute oh
Bridge
Ah ah ah
(Ah ah ah, I salute oh)
For Your many, many blessings
Many, many blessings
(Ah ah ah, I salute oh)
Eh eh eh
(Ah ah ah, I salute oh)
For Your loving kindness
Loving kindness
(Ah ah ah, I salute oh)
Pre-Chorus
Put Your hands together
Eh eh eh
You're Wonderful, marvelous, glorious
That’s why I give You praise (repeat)
Verse 3
The life that I live
The air that I breathe
The peace that I have
The joy that You give
I throw a salute
I throw a salute
If I raise my hands
E no go do
Say e no go do
If I shout
E no go do
Well, I don’t know what else
I can do to give You praise!
Outro
To the King of kings
To the Lord of lords
To the Great I Am
If I raise my hands
E no go do
Say e no go do
If I komole
E no go do
Say e no go do
If I clap my hands
E no go do
Say e no go do
If I shout
E no go do
Well, I don’t know what else I can do
to give You praise!
Chorus
Oh Lord I dey hail
I throw a salute o.
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Salute” by Enkay and Kierra Sheard is an upbeat praise song that uses Nigerian Pidgin to thank God. The refrain “Oh Lord, I dey hail, I throw a salute” is a way of saluting God in respect and gratitude. The verses give reasons for it: everything He does, the life the singer lives, His many blessings, and His loving kindness.
Kierra Sheard’s verse repeats the same thanks and adds “Who fit do the things You dey do?” which asks who else can do what God does. The bridge calls Him wonderful, marvelous, and glorious, and a later section names the life, the air, the peace, and the joy that He gives.
The final section is a series of lines about worship actions: raising hands, shouting, clapping, and dancing, each followed by “E no go do,” meaning it is not enough. The singers say they do not know what else to do to give praise, and they salute the King of kings, the Lord of lords, and the Great I Am, as in Revelation 19:16 and Exodus 3:14.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 103:2 Not forgetting all His benefits
- Revelation 19:16 King of kings and Lord of lords
- Exodus 3:14 “I AM THAT I AM”