A preacher who helped deliver the benediction at President Trump's inauguration has gone viral after giving an explosive performance.
Lorenzo Sewell, senior pastor of the 180 church in Detroit, Michigan, made remarks during the ceremony on 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 appeared to make multiple references to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's famous 'I have a dream' speech, who's national holiday coincided with the inauguration.
Sewell started: '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 that have called him for such a time as this. That America would begin to dream again.'
Sewell prayed that America continues to be a nation 'where we will not be judged by the color of our skin but by the content of our character'.
He spoke loudly throughout his prayer and lifted his hands to the sky as he called for 'freedom to ring 'throughout America in a direct copy from Dr. Luther King Jr.
Reverend Lorenzo Sewell, pastor of the 180 church in Detroit, Michigan , made remarks during the ceremony on 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, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died. Land of the pilgrims' pride.
'From every mountainside, let freedom ring.' And because America is called to be a great nation, we believe that you will make this come true.
'From the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire, let freedom ring. From the mighty mountains of New York, let freedom ring. From the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania, let freedom ring.
'From the snowcap Rockies of Colorado, let freedom ring. From the curvaceous hilltops of California, but God, we're asking 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 every molehill in Mississippi, from every state, every city, every village and every hamlet.
'And when we let freedom ring, we will be able to speed up that day where all of 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.
'Thank you God almighty, we are free at last.' If you believe with the Spirit of the Lord, there is liberty. Come on, put your hands together and give your great God great glory.'
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 has quickly gone viral for his animated prayer with users praising him
He also appeared to make multiple references to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's famous 'I have a dream' speech, who's national holiday coincided with the inauguration
On social media, Sewell has quickly gone viral for his animated prayer with users praising him.
One person posted: 'President Trump invited Pastor Lorenzo Sewell from Detroit to pray at the Inauguration, and he did NOT disappoint. God is back in America.'
Another said: 'This Pastor made my day I’m 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 being represented at the Inauguration Trump bringing back traditional values to the White House is a breath of fresh air America is reclaiming its spiritual roots, thanks to leaders like Trump and Pastor Sewell.'
One other commented: 'He was great!! A young pastor like that can have a powerful impact.'
Sewell first met Trump in June when the pastor hosted him at his church amid a campaign stop.
According to MLive, before turning to God, he had worked as a drug dealer before a calling to take up being a pastor in 1999.
He told the outlet that he is a lifelong Republican and had supported Trump in 2016 and 2020.
