Raise Him Up

When I first met his Mama, she was just 19 Couldn't say for certain who the father was But I have known him since he was a pup And I'm gonna raise him up If you never knew your Daddy like I never knew mine It feels like everybody knows you're fatherless This boy may not be blood of my blood But I'm gonna raise him up I'll provide for him, walk beside of him I am strong enough 'Cause it's time he knew what a son can do With a father's love, well, he can change the world Y'all may have to look at Joseph, a couple of thousand years ago When he held a newborn baby he named Jesus He said, "He may not be blood of my blood Still, I'm gonna raise Him up I'll provide for Him, walk beside of Him I am strong enough I will show Him too what a Son can do With a father's love and He will change the world" Thirty-three years later when the Son was in his grave Broken and abandoned by a world He came to save His real Dad said, "He's mine, blood of my blood An' I'm gonna raise Him up" (Raise Him up) I'll provide for You, walk beside of You I am strong enough I've seen from You what a Son can do with a Father's love One man changed the world, an' He can change your world But you gotta raise Him up (Raise Him up) Raise Him up