Meter: Irregular Appears in 4 hymnals 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 ... Topics: Courage Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27 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)