Kwake Yesu nasimama (Here on Christ the Rock I Will Stand)

Cha kutumaini sina (Jesus knows the troubles I face)

Tune: KWAKE YESU NASIMAMA
Published in 1 hymnal

Representative Text

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.

Source: Voices Together #159

Text Information

First Line: Cha kutumaini sina (Jesus knows the troubles I face)
Title: Kwake Yesu nasimama (Here on Christ the Rock I Will Stand)
Meter: Irregular
Source: adapt. from Edward Mote (England), “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less,” 1834; English adapt. from Swahili by Mennonite Worship and Song Committee, 2019; Anon. (Kenya), 20th c.
Language: Swahili
Refrain First Line: Kwake Yeso nasimama (Here on Christ the rock I will stand)

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Voices Together #159

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