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Oh Happy Day – Queen Latifah

posted by Susan Diamond

Best Religious Music

Christian music takes on many forms. African American Spiritual is one style of Christian music that holds up to today’s music standards. “Oh Happy Day” is the quintessential African American spiritual. Sung throughout the ages, “Oh Happy Day” is sung by Queen Latifah with style, heart and grace. The best religious music comes when the singer can weave their own faith through the song. That’s exactly what we get when Queen Latifah sings “Oh Happy Day.” Use the lyrics and get ready to stomp, clap, sing and sway your way through “Oh Happy Day.”

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Oh Happy Day Lyrics – Queen Latifah

Aw, you got your head in the wrong place
you need to see what I see

Oh happy day (oh happy day)
Oh happy day (oh happy day)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
Washed my sins away (oh happy day)
Oh happy day (oh happy day)

Talk to Him

Oh happy day (oh happy day)
Oh happy day (oh happy day)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
Oh When He washed (when Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away

He taught me how (oh, He taught me how)
To wash (to wash, to wash)
Fight and pray (to fight and pray)
Fight and pray
And live rejoicing
yeah every day
well well well well
every day come on

Oh happy day (oh happy day)
Take it up take it up
Oh happy day, yeah (oh happy day)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
When my Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
My sins away (oh happy day)
Oh happy day
I’m talking about that happy day (oh happy day)

He taught me how
yes he taught me yes he taught me how (how to wash)
How to wash
how to fight (fight and pray)
and how to pray (fight and pray)
and live for rejoicing (and live rejoicing)
and live for rejoicing
and live for rejoicing
and live for rejoicing
well well well
yeah yeah yeah

Oh happy day (oh happy day)
Yeah yeah yeah Smilin
I’m talking about the happy days (oh happy day)
that’s right
It’s gonna be
a happy day
hear it now yeah
sing it to me it’s gonna be
it’s gonna be
it’s gonna be a happy day y’all
you don’t have to worry bout nothin
Turn that cloud upside down and rejoice
We already got… you got to go and claim it
Dont be ashamed of it
It will be it will be
Come on y’all
Happy days
C’mon bring it down (oh happy day)
oh happy day (oh happy day)

- African-American Spiritual

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