31/01/2025
Dear Dad,
All over the globe
Your influence spreads
Through your sons and daughters
Countless destinies you have fed!
Your voice has been a steadfast guide
Your life is an inspiring wonder
Your heart is a refreshing spring
Your prayers, our propelling boosters
You have taught us to love indeed
And modelled divine love through your words, deeds, and creed
Your life is scriptures exemplified
Through your faith and devotion, the Lord is simply and clearly glorified!
Our lives have been changed
Simply because you gave
Words can't capture the borders of our gratitude
For your life of service and rectitude
Day and night, you have laboured
For our establishment and prosperity
How we love you, Dad!
We simply do.
May many sons and daughters find their way home to you
To enjoy the kind of fathering that we adoringly have in you
May your strength be multiplied a thousand times much more
For greater impact across all lands, reaching peoples of all tribes and colours!
Our "thank you" resounds across the oceans and continents
Oh, it flows from the sprawling fields of Ile-Ife to the icy peaks of Ontario
Rushing from the sunny beaches of Lekki to the high lands of Aberdeen!
Forever we are glad
To call you Dad
With boundless glee and fervent hearts
We chorus a joyous "Happy Birthday, Dad!"