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Ahsante by Bella Kombo cover art

Bella Kombo - Ahsante Lyrics

Artist:
Bella Kombo

Lyrics

Yale umetenda


na yale umefanya


tumekuja na ahsante


ahsante


ahsante


ahsante bwana


yale umetenda


na yale umefanya


tuko hapa na ahsante


ahsante


ahsante


ahsante bwana


Si lugha za malaika


ni lugha ni za watoto wako


tuko hapa na ahsante


ahsante


ahsante


ahsante bwana


Kama ni maandiko


na wimbo nimemaliza


nimekuja na ahsante


ahsante


ahsante


ahsante bwana


Kulia nimelia sana


machozi yamekauka 


nimekuja na ahsante


ahsante


ahsante


ahsante bwana


Amen Allelluya


Amen Allelluya


Allelluya


Allelluya


hiiooo ahsante


ahsante


ahsante bwana


Amen Allelluya


Amen Allelluya


Allelluya


Allelluya


hiiooo ahsante


ahsante


ahsante bwana


Amen Allelluya


Amen Allelluya


Allelluya


Allelluya


hiiooo ahsante


ahsante


ahsante bwana


Bwana umetenda mengi kwangu


Amen Allelluya


Allelluya


Allelluya


hiiooo ahsante


ahsante


ahsante bwana


Amen Allelluya


Amen Allelluya


Allelluya


Allelluya


hiiooo ahsante


ahsante


ahsante bwana


ahsante 


ahsante


tumekua kusema ahsante 


ahsante bwana


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Meaning & Inspiration

Ahsante is built around a simple response to the goodness of God: gratitude. Each verse returns to thanks after recalling what the Lord has done, making thanksgiving the central act of worship rather than a passing phrase. The lines about tears having dried suggest relief after prolonged sorrow, while repeated hallelujahs turn personal experience into open praise. Even when words seem insufficient, the singer still brings the language available to a child of God: ahsante.

The repetition gives the song a communal and prayerful character. Gratitude is presented as the fitting answer to many acts of divine kindness, including help that has carried the singer through pain. This theme closely reflects the biblical call to remember the benefits of the Lord and give thanks for His enduring goodness. The closing declarations do not attempt to explain every hardship; they honor God for what has been done and allow thanksgiving itself to become the testimony.

Related Scripture

  • Psalm 107:1 The psalm calls for thanks to the Lord because He is good and His love endures.
  • Psalm 103:2 The repeated thanks reflects the call to remember the benefits of the Lord.