Chance the Rapper: I Claim This Victory in the Name of the Lord

The biggest name in rap—secular or otherwise—is Chance the Rapper. And he is not ashamed of the gospel. 

Chance won Best New Artist at the Grammy awards Sunday night.

The moment he stepped on stage, he praised the Lord.

“Glory be to God,” Chance began. “I wanna claim this victory in the name of the Lord. I wanna thank God for my mother and my father who have supported me since I was young.” 

Chance also performed his rendition of “How Great Is Our God” on stage.

Titled “How Great” with the traditional Chris Tomlin lyrics, Chance adds his own flavor: 

Magnify, magnify, lift it on high
Spit it Spotify to qualify a spot on His side
I cannot modify or ratify, my momma made me apple pies
Lullabies and alibis
The book don’t end with Malachi
Devil will win employee of the month by the dozen
‘Til one score and three years from the third when he doesn’t
My village raised ’em a child, come through the crib and it’s bustin’
You meet anyone from my city, they gon’ say that we cousins
Shabach barak, edify
Electrify the enemy like Hedwig till he petrified
Any petty Peter Petigrew could get the pesticide
79th, 79th, I don’t believe in science
I believe in signs
Don’t believe in signing, I seen dollar signs
Color white-collar crime
Good God, the gift of freedom
Hosanna Santa invoked and woke up slaves from Southampton to Chatham Manor
My dream girl’s behind me, feel like I’m James Early
The type of worship make Jesus come back a day early
With the faith of a pumpkin-seed-sized mustard seed
Hear, for I will speak noble things as entrusted me
Only righteous, I might just shrug at the skullduggery
I couldn’t stand to see another rapper lose custody
Exalt, Exalt, glorify
Descend upon the earth with swords and fortify the borders where your shorties lie
I used to hide from God
Ducked down in the slums like “shhh” 

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