

Song · Amen Anyway
One More Sunrise
“One More Sunrise” is track 8 on Rob Matare's African Gospel album Amen Anyway, released November 3, 2026. Praise before the answer arrives. African gospel for midnight prayers and Sunday mornings, from "New Mercies" to the Swahili testimony "Bwana Ni Mwaminifu" and the Zulu thanksgiving "Ngiyabonga Ngabo".
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“One More Sunrise” lyrics
You said we'd see one more
Your cap's still hanging on the monitor
I kept it where you left it
The cleaners start at half past five
The bouncer's counting pennies
I've got one record in the sleeve
The one you always closed with
You said, "If we're still standing
We play it for the morning"
The crowd is thin, the air is cold
The sky is turning grey
I lift the needle with your hands
And I hear you say
One more sunrise (one more)
Play it like we promised
One more sunrise (one more)
Even if you're gone, I'll hold it
One more, one more
Hold the last note long
One more, one more
Let the morning sing along
One more, one more
Hold the last note long
One more, one more
Let the morning sing along
A girl in borrowed sneakers
Starts dancing by the stairs
A man with his tie in his pocket
Stops trying to go anywhere
They never knew your name
But they're moving like you taught me
Nobody's leaving yet
The whole room's waiting for it
The crowd is thin, the air is cold
The sky is turning gold
I lift the needle with your hands
And I don't let go
One more sunrise (one more)
Play it like we promised
One more sunrise (one more)
Even if you're gone, I'll hold it
They'll roll the shutters up at six
And send us to the car park
I'll stand there with the record bag
And watch the light come over
One more, one more
Hold the last note long
One more, one more
Hold the last note long
One more sunrise (one more)
Play it like we promised
One more sunrise (one more)
This one's yours, I'll hold it
One more sunrise
We saw one more
Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.
More from Amen Anyway
- 1New Mercies3:09
- 2Amen Anyway3:25
- 3Sunday Shoes Dancing3:16
- 4Clap Your Burden Down3:36
- 5Still Got My Praise2:26
- 6Hata Hapa3:16
- 7Pardon D'abord2:58
- 9Bring the Glory Round4:43
- 10Joy Come Early4:07
- 11Red Dust4:06
- 12One Pulse3:20
- 13Come Through the Crowd5:09
- 14Leave a Little Mess2:26
- 15Born Again in You3:18
- 16The Art of Staying3:17
- 17THE ROPE STILL HOLDS3:08
- 18Bwana Ni Mwaminifu4:06
- 19Ngiyabonga Ngabo4:06
- 20Umoya Wakho3:35
- 21Mercy Beat Me Home4:50
- 22Set Me Down Gently6:16
- 23Benediction Road5:42
- 24Hum Me Home4:44