What God is doing for the thirty-year-old singer’s career now is nothing compared to how he moved during Sherwin’s birth. The middle of seven siblings, Sherwin’s arrival into the world was nothing short of a miracle. His mother had fallen ill and doctors feared she had cancer. Thankfully, the tests were negative, but it was discovered that Mrs. Gardner was 20 weeks into a pregnancy of which she was unaware. She was advised to abort the fetus for fear that it would either jeopardize her life or would be born deformed. Despite several warnings from doctors, she refused to abort and Sherwin was born healthy and whole.
By the time Sherwin was five-years-old, he was singing and had taught himself the lyrics to Michael Jackson’s We Are the World. From there, his uncle, Kennedy Patterson, began to prepare him for the stage. Sherwin made his public concert debut at the Himalaya Club singing the church classic He Touched Me.
That experience proved to be the launching pad for a music career that continues to hit new highs with every project Sherwin undertakes. He began touring at sixteen, and has since visited most of the Caribbean Islands. At seventeen, Sherwin produced and released his first album entitled Power in the Name. There followed 100% Sold Out, I Rather Jesus and a compilation, One Step Closer to Zion, featuring artists produced by Sherwin as a joint project with fellow gospel artist Monty G of the Bahamas.
The big turning point was his 2002 release Leaning (Lion of Zion) which was responsible for making Sherwin an international artist, both on gospel and mainstream charts. He was also awarded Most Impacting Artist at the 2002 Barbados Flame Gospel Awards. The following year he established his own label Flow Masters Records, building an exciting roster of Trinidadian talent. Sherwin’s second international release, Closer, produced the No. 1 radio single He Died For Me (Hamalhamadla) which spent a staggering 21 weeks at the top spot on numerous Caribbean radio charts. That song also earned him 2004’s Gospel Songwriter of the Year by the Copyright Organization of Trinidad & Tobago (COTT), the Island’s most recognized music industry body.
Sherwin made a huge impact at the 2004 Marlin Awards, the Caribbean’s official Gospel industry association. With his record-breaking 22 nominations he eventually won five awards including: Ethnic Recording of the Year, Foreign Language Recording of the Year, Engineered Recording of the Year, Calypso/Soca Recording of the Year and Reggae Vocals of the Year, which also marked the first time a non-Jamaican had ever won this category.
For Sherwin Gardner, the journey is only the beginning as he continues to break into uncharted territories. More than just a singer or producer, Sherwin is a young man whose heart is focused on spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Never Let You Go
Sherwin Gardner Lyrics
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Seh revelation unfold .
U noe a Jesus can walk pon di streets ago, (ohh yeahhhha yeah ho)
Yehh what mi seh . fi di whole a dem I man pray
Listen What mi seh yagga yow!
God ah come in any minute anytime now
So where are you gonna hide? where are you ah go run now?
Youth man just go bow(yaga yoo),
Look around all man dem dying,
While in Babylon dem just lying,
But wat yuh gonna do when he come back,
God he leads yuh
Man he lives Jesus Christ, what will he do, so what yuh gonna do?
Dont take di mark of di beast mark of di beast yo yo!
Pray and balling fi peace
,
What are yuh gonna do my friend now, so what are you gonna do my friend now, what you gonna do
When Jesus comes back again and he lives(yaga yo yeah ay ay)
Long time mi ah tell dem wakeup
Long time mi ah tell dem shake up.
Nuff ah dem move so corrupt,
But the clock keep di ticky way tick tok,
Anytime now Thought the clock it couda stop.
I want to now where yuh will end up,
U dont, u dont have jesus
Inna hell fire it a deh yuh ah go drown.yu yu yu yo so wat yuh gonn doo)
You you you you!
Seh what yuh gonna do do dodo
When God lives. and when he leads yuh
Man he leads you. youuuuuuuuuuuu
Yagga yo yagga yeh! yeh what mi seh
Hey for di ghetto youths di pray
Cau dey dont stray.
Ohhh ahhhh
I asked the father why? whyyy?
So much of our generations die... dieee.
It brings tears to my eyes, tears to my eyes, yaga yo
But Then I hear the father say...
I give yuh my words to obey,
Yuh need Jesus in your life,
Your liiiife oh my friends seek CHRIST,
For he comes back now
And he leads you
And he leads
Intellectual God now .anyone dem. ye yeh
The lyrics of Sherwin Gardner's song Never Let You Go emphasize the need for individuals to turn to Jesus Christ in preparation for the end of time. As mentioned in the opening lines, we live in the last days according to intellectual God, which is supported by the unfolding of the revelation. The song continues to urge individuals to pray to Jesus, as he is the only one who can walk on the streets and lead individuals in times of trouble.
The song highlights the inevitability of God coming back at any time and individuals are urged to seek him through the song. The lyrics suggest that individuals who do not have Jesus will end up in hellfire, which brings tears to the eyes of the singer. The father advises that he has given his words to obey and that individuals need to seek Christ to prepare for his return.
In summary, Sherwin Gardner's song Never Let You Go is a call to action for individuals to prepare for the end of time by seeking Jesus Christ. The song emphasizes the inevitability of God's return and the need for individuals to have faith in Christ.
Line by Line Meaning
Uh see from adunno, we live inna di last days, di intellectual god know, Seh revelation unfold .
I see that we are currently living in the last days, and God knows it. The revelations in the bible are unfolding.
U noe a Jesus can walk pon di streets ago, (ohh yeahhhha yeah ho) Yehh what mi seh . fi di whole a dem I man pray Listen What mi seh yagga yow!
You know that Jesus used to walk on the streets before. So, I pray for all of them. Listen to what I have to say.
God ah come in any minute anytime now So where are you gonna hide? where are you ah go run now? , Beta seek a di father trhough di song now, Youth man just go bow(yaga yoo),
God can come back anytime and anywhere, so where will you go to hide or run? It's better to seek God now through this song, and young man should bow to him.
Look around all man dem dying, While in Babylon dem just lying, But wat yuh gonna do when he come back, God he leads yuh Man he lives Jesus Christ, what will he do, so what yuh gonna do?
People are dying all around, and those who are living a sinful life are lying to themselves. But what will you do when God comes back and leads you? Jesus Christ lives, so what will you do?
Dont take di mark of di beast mark of di beast yo yo! Pray and balling fi peace , What are yuh gonna do my friend now, so what are you gonna do my friend now, what you gonna do When Jesus comes back again and he lives(yaga yo yeah ay ay)
Don't take the mark of the beast. Keep praying for peace. So, what are you going to do when Jesus comes back and lives again?
Long time mi ah tell dem wakeup Long time mi ah tell dem shake up. Nuff ah dem move so corrupt, But the clock keep di ticky way tick tok, Anytime now Thought the clock it couda stop.
I've been telling people to wake up for a long time now. Many of them are corrupt in their ways, but time is ticking. The clock can stop anytime.
I want to now where yuh will end up, U dont, u dont have jesus Inna hell fire it a deh yuh ah go drown.yu yu yu yo so wat yuh gonn doo)
I want to know where you will end up. If you don't have Jesus in your life, you will end up drowning in hellfire. What are you going to do?
Seh what yuh gonna do do dodo When God lives. and when he leads yuh Man he leads you. youuuuuuuuuuuu Yagga yo yagga yeh! yeh what mi seh
What are you going to do when God is alive and leads you? He always leads you. You! Yagga yo yaga yeh! Yes, that's what I'm saying.
Hey for di ghetto youths di pray Cau dey dont stray. Ohhh ahhhh
Hey, let's pray for the ghetto youths so that they don't stray away from God.
I asked the father why? whyyy? So much of our generations die... dieee. It brings tears to my eyes, tears to my eyes, yaga yo But Then I hear the father say... I give yuh my words to obey, Yuh need Jesus in your life, Your liiiife oh my friends seek CHRIST, For he comes back now And he leads you And he leads Intellectual God now .anyone dem. ye yeh
I asked God why so many generations are dying. It brings tears to my eyes. But then I hear him say that he has given us his words to obey and that we need Jesus in our life. Seek Christ, friends, for he is coming back now and will lead you. Intellectual God can do anything.
Writer(s): TRUDEAU TIMOTHY JAMES, ANDRADE HENRY
Contributed by Matthew I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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some lyrics are missing in the last verse