1. I've been buked and scorned.
My name has  been scandalized.
Attempts have been made to write me
      out of history.
      But truth cannot be
made a lie has prevailed for all times.
As you can see!
I'm still here!

2. Here's the secret to my
survival and succes,
My name means, light of Jehovah;
     I have been favored
     God's grace has prevented weap-
ons forged against me from prevailing.
Hallelujah!
I'm still here!

3. I've been scarred and  battered.
My hopes the wind done scattered.
Snow has friz me, sun has baked me.
     Looks like between 'em
     They done tried to make me
Stop laughin', stop lovin!, stop livin", --
But I don't care!
I'm still here!

4. I've passed seventy and eighty.
The length of years God promised.
Without regrets, life has been good.
     My  journey  has  not
     always  been  easy,  but
grace has been sufficient, through it all --
Thanks be to God!
I'm still here!

{Note: Stanzas 1, 2, 4 and the
music are by Uriah J. Fields.
Stanza 3 is by Langston Hughes} 

Lyrics and Music:
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Copyright 2014 by Uriah J. Fields

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