Meter: Irregular Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Luke 21:5-19 First Line: Cha kutumaini sina (Jesus knows the troubles I face) Refrain First Line: Kwake Yeso nasimama (Here on Christ the rock I will stand) Lyrics: Refrain:
Kwake Yesu nasimama,
ndiye mwamba ni salama.
ndiye mwamba ni salama,
ndiye mwamba ni salama.
1 Cha kutumaini sina,
ila damu yake Yesu
sina wema wa kutosha,
Dhambi zangu kuziozha. [Refrain]
2 Njia yangu iwe ndefu,
yeye hunipa wokovu
mawimbi yakinipiga,
Nguvu ndizo nanga [Refrain]
3 Nikitwa hukumuni,
rohoni nina amani
Nikivikwa haki yake,
Sina hofu mbele zake. [Refrain]
Refrain:
Here on Christ the rock I will stand,
other ground is sinking sand.
Yes, on Christ the rock I will stand,
other ground is sinking sand.
1 Jesus knows the troubles I face;
in his blood flow mercy and grace.
What he gives, I cannot repay,
all my sin he washes away.
2 Jesus gives me strength when I’m weak;
he’s the satisfaction I seek.
He’s my shield when troubles draw near.
He’s my comfort through ev’ry fear.
3 When the judgment comes I will be
in Christ’s presence, fearless and free,
where the courts are ringing with praise,
crowned with righteousness all my days. Topics: Atonement; Children Appropriate for; Courage; Faith; Jesus Christ Images and Names of; Jesus Christ Second Coming of; Judgment; Mennonite World Fellowship Sunday; Reign of Christ Used With Tune: KWAKE YESU NASIMAMA Text Sources: anon. (Kenya), 20th c.; adapt. from Edward Mote (England), “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less,” 1834; English adapt. from Swahili by Mennonite Worship and Song Committee, 2019
Kwake Yesu nasimama (Here on Christ the Rock I Will Stand)