O God,
creator of our land,
our earth, the trees,
the animals and humans,
all is for your honour.

The drums beat it out,
and people sing about it,
and they dance with noisy joy
that you are the Lord.

You also have pulled the other continents
out of the sea.
What a wonderful world you have made
out of wet mud,
and what beautiful men and women!
We thank you for all the beauty of this earth.

The grace of your creation is like a cool day
between rainy seasons.
We drink in your creation with our eyes.
we listen to the bird’s jubilee
with our ears.

How strong and good
and sure your earth smells,
and everything that grows there.

Bless us.
Bless our land and people.
Bless our forests with mahogany,
wawa, and cacao.
Bless our fields with cassava and peanuts.
Bless the waters
that flow through our land.

Fill them with fish
and drive great schools of fish to our seacoast,
so that the fishermen in their unsteady boats
do not need to go out too far.

Be with us in our countries
and in all Africa,
and in the whole world
Prepare us for the service that we should render.

Ashanti Prayer