Lyrics
Let’s go
I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
I dey thruway salute oh
I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
I dey thruway salute oh
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
All you’ve done for me
I cannot tell it all
Your mercies and your grace
Favour everywhere I go
Before I call on you
You’re there to answer me
Your love for me is real
You’ve done what no one else can do
Okwa gi n’emerem (mma)
Okwa gi n’ebuli m (elu)
Maka this your love n’agbaka m isi Daddy oh oh oh
Okwa gi n’emerem (mma)
Okwa gi n’ebuli m (elu)
Maka this your love n’agbaka m isi Daddy oh oh oh
I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
I dey thruway salute oh
I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
I dey thruway salute oh
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Shey na you wey dey give me good loving
Every morning, your mercies the pour in
I don searched round the whole world
There’s no one else like you, like you, only you
Okwa gi n’emerem (mma)
Okwa gi n’ebuli m (elu)
Maka this your love n’agbaka m isi Daddy oh oh oh
Okwa gi n’emerem (mma)
Okwa gi n’ebuli m (elu)
Maka this your love n’agbaka m isi Daddy oh oh oh
I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
I dey thruway salute oh
I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
I dey thruway salute oh
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Ebami rababa (fun oba)
Jesus e dey here (e dey)
E dey here (e dey)
Jesus e dey here (e dey)
E dey here (e dey)
Jesus e bless you (e bless)
E bless you (e bless)
Jesus e bless you (e bless)
E bless you (e bless)
Jesus e dey here (e dey)
E dey here (e dey)
Jesus e dey here (e dey)
E dey here (e dey)
Jesus e bless you (e bless)
E bless you (e bless)
Jesus e bless you (e bless)
E bless you (e bless)
I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
I dey thruway salute oh
I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
Daddy I’m grateful
So grateful
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Meaning & Inspiration
Grateful is built around direct thanksgiving to God for mercy, grace, favor, love, and answered prayer. Its English, Nigerian Pidgin, Yoruba, and Igbo phrases give the praise a communal character, with repeated salutes to the King and declarations that God has done what no one else can do. Rather than focusing on a single blessing, the lyric gathers everyday evidence of divine care and answers it with sustained gratitude.
The reference to mercies arriving every morning closely echoes Lamentations 3:22-23, where the Lord’s compassion is described as new each morning. The inability to recount all that God has done also fits Psalm 103:2, which calls the worshiper not to forget divine benefits. The later affirmations that Jesus is present and blesses his people broaden the song from personal thanks into shared celebration. Through its recurring chorus and multilingual praise, the song presents gratitude as an active response to God’s continuing goodness.
Related Scripture
- Lamentations 3:22-23 The passage says the Lord’s mercies are new every morning, directly matching the lyric.
- Psalm 103:2 The psalm calls for praise that remembers all of God’s benefits.