A pastor who helped deliver the blessing at President Trump's inauguration has gone viral after an explosive performance.
Lorenzo Sewell, senior pastor of 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan, delivered remarks during the ceremony Monday morning.
In his three-minute prayer, Sewell was incredibly patriotic and pro-Trump as he thanked God for saving the 78-year-old from an assassination attempt last year.
He also seemed to reference Dr.'s famous “I have a dream” speech several times. Martin Luther King Jr., whose national holiday coincided with the inauguration.
Sewell began: 'Heavenly Father, we are so grateful that you gave our 45th and now our 47th president a millimeter miracle.
“We are grateful that you are the one who called him for a moment like this. That America would start dreaming again.'
Sewell prayed that America would remain a nation “where we will not be judged by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character.”
He spoke loudly during his prayer, raising his hands to heaven as he called for “freedom to make phone calls across America” in a direct copy of Dr. Luther King Jr.
The Rev. Lorenzo Sewell, pastor of 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan, delivered remarks during the ceremony Monday morning
In his three-minute prayer, Sewell was incredibly patriotic and pro-Trump as he thanked God for saving the 78-year-old from an assassination attempt last year
Sewell said, “My country, it is yours, the sweet land of freedom, of you I sing; Country where my father died. Land of the pride of the pilgrims.
'Let freedom ring from every mountainside.' And because America is called to be a great country, we believe you will make it happen.
“Let freedom ring from the wondrous hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the rising Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.
'Let freedom ring from the snowy Rockies of Colorado. From the vaulted hilltops of California, but God, we ask you not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain, Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
“Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill in Mississippi, from every state, every city, every village and every hamlet.
“And when we sound freedom, we will hasten that day when all your children, black men and white men, Protestant and Catholic, Jew and Gentile, will be able to sing in the meaning of that old Negro spiritual, 'Free at last, Free at last free.
“Thank you God Almighty, we are finally free.” When you believe with the Spirit of the Lord, there is freedom. Come on, put your hands together and give great glory to your great God.”
President Donald Trump and Rev. Lorenzo Sewell of 180 Church in Detroit attend the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol
On social media, Sewell quickly went viral for his animated prayer, with users praising him
He also seemed to reference Dr.'s famous “I have a dream” speech several times. Martin Luther King Jr., whose national holiday coincided with the inauguration.
On social media, Sewell quickly went viral for his animated prayer, with users praising him.
One person wrote: “President Trump invited the Rev. Lorenzo Sewell of Detroit to pray at the inauguration, and he did NOT disappoint. God is back in America.”
Another said, “This pastor made my day. I am not of this religious denomination. Who cares? It was a tour de force on a Sunday Inauguration Day, MLK Remembrance Day.”
Someone else added: 'Great to see faith represented at the inauguration. Trump is bringing traditional values back to the White House, it's a breath of fresh air. America is regaining its spiritual roots, thanks to leaders like Trump and Pastor Sewell.”
Another said: 'He was amazing!! Such a young pastor can have a powerful impact.”
Sewell first met Trump in June when the pastor hosted him at his church during a campaign stop.
According to MLive, before turning to God, he had worked as a drug dealer before being called to become a pastor in 1999.
He told the newspaper that he is a lifelong Republican and had supported Trump in 2016 and 2020.
