Adeyinka Alaseyori – Dear Lord

Anyone raised in a Nigerian home knows how that sentence begins a conversation with God. It is what a mother says at the kitchen window before the day starts, what a student whispers outside the exam hall and what a tired worker mutters in traffic when nothing else makes sense. Nobody needs a long introduction. The words are an open door, and what follows is usually whatever is heaviest on the heart that day.

Adeyinka Alaseyori is a Nigerian gospel minister, and the title fits the tradition she works in, where worship often comes in the form of direct, personal speech. A letter style opening also changes how a listener receives it. It sounds less like a performance and more like overhearing somebody pray, which is why such songs tend to travel through church groups and family WhatsApp chats. I will not describe the arrangement, the vocals or the production here, since I cannot vouch for those details and your own ears are the fair judge. What the title of Dear Lord does tell you is the posture, humble and honest.

It suits the quiet hour before sleep, the early morning devotion and anyone who has run out of words and simply needs to talk.

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