Grateful
Mike Abdul Lyrics

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No be like this
E dey be before
No be like this
I come to testify o
No be by power or might
Na JEHOVAH enter my matter
Oh sikenu
Iji obi mu o

Se na me be this?
Who do me like this?
Gimme victory
Forever i am free o
Se na me be this?
Who do me like this?
Maker of my life
I am grateful o
Grateful o, grateful o
Grateful o, grateful o
Grateful o baba, grateful o daddy
Grateful o, i am grateful o
Gimme microphone
Got to tell it all
Gimme megaphone o
I have to shout it out
How he gave me peace
Turned my life around
Oh Jehovah
Take all the praise
Se na me be this?
Who do me like this?
Gimme victory
Forever i am free o
Se na me be this?
Who do me like this?
Maker of my life
I am grateful o
Grateful o, grateful o
Grateful o, grateful o
Grateful o baba, grateful o daddy
Grateful o, i am grateful o
Grateful for the peace
Grateful for the life
Grateful for the joy
Grateful for the love o
Grateful o baba, grateful o daddy
Grateful o, i am grateful o
Call: I'm just a miracle
Resp: Iyo I'm a miracle oh yeah
Call: I'm just the vessel not the potter
Resp: Iyo I'm a miracle oh yeah
Call: It's not my fault na grace and mercy
Resp: Iyo I'm a miracle oh yeah
Call: I'm a covenant GOD is keeping
Resp: Iyo I'm a miracle oh yeah
Call: I'm a covenant GOD is keeping
Resp: Iyo I'm a miracle oh yeah
Call: I'm just a miracle
Resp: Iyo I'm a miracle oh yeah
Se na me be this?
Who do me like this?
Gimme victory
Forever i am free o
Se na me be this?
Who do me like this?

Maker of my life
I am grateful o

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mike Abdul's song Grateful expresses thanksgiving and gratitude to God for his blessings in the singer's life. The initial lines of the song, "No be like this, e dey be before", highlights how much God has transformed the singer's life. He then proclaims that it was not by his own power or might, but by the intervention of Jehovah that brought about the change. The singer expresses his wonder and amazement at the blessings he has received from God, and pleads for victory and continuous freedom in his life. The song also acknowledges that it is only through the grace and mercy of God that the singer can be considered a miracle and that he can remain grateful for all the things he has received from God.

Line by Line Meaning

No be like this
It wasn't like this before

E dey be before
Things were different in the past

I come to testify o
I have come to bear witness

No be by power or might
It wasn't by strength or force

Na JEHOVAH enter my matter
It was JEHOVAH who intervened in my situation

Oh sikenu
Oh my refuge

Iji obi mu o
You have given me peace

Se na me be this?
Is it really me?

Who do me like this?
Who has done this to me?

Gimme victory
Grant me success

Forever i am free o
I am free forever