Lyrics
Hebu tu tafakari
Mungu atutendeayo
Jinsi anavyo tujali
Jinsi anayo nilinda
Uhai wetu upitao tumsifu ungalipo
Ni ya ajabu sana
Matendo ya bwana Mungu
Kinachosikitisha hatuyadhamini kabisa
Lakini bwana ni mwema kwetu
Hawezi tuacha
Japo mengi hayajakwisha
Yatubidishayo tumshukuru Mungu wetu
Japo twapita majaribu mengi
Bado yapo mengi yakushukuriwa
Eeh ee jiunge nasi
Tulisisitize jambo hili la muhimu
Yale yote tujiulizayo moyoni
Majibu anayo Mungu wetu
Tuwapo safarini
Kifo kina tuandama
Tafakari safari zote
Kumbuka ile ajali
Ulifanya nini mpendwa ukatoka umzima
Ni ya ajabu sana
Matendo ya bwana Mungu
Kinachosikitisha hatuyadhamini kabisa
Lakini bwana ni mwema kwetu
Hawezi tuacha
Ni ya ajabu sana
Matendo ya bwana Mungu
Twapasa kushukuru kwa baraka anazotupa
Hakuna kitu wacha uhai ni yeye Mungu pekee
Tulalapo usiku
Twalala kama wafuu
Asubuhi kunapo kucha
Twadumu kuwa wazima
Ni ratiba yake tusifu
Ni mipango yake kwetu
Ni ya ajabu sana
Matendo ya bwana Mungu
Kinachosikitisha hatuyadhamini kabisa
Lakini bwana ni mwema kwetu
Hawezi tuacha
Ni ya ajabu sana
Matendo ya bwana Mungu
Twapasa kushukuru
Kwa baraka anazotupa
Hakuna kitu wacha uhai ni ye Mungu pekee
Ohh bwana ni mwema kwetu
Hawezi tuacha 3
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Yatupasa Kushukuru” calls for gratitude while trials and unanswered questions remain. The verses invite reflection on God’s care in ordinary life: protection during travel, waking after sleep, continued life, and blessings that can easily be overlooked. The chorus acknowledges that many difficulties are unresolved, yet insists that there are still many reasons to thank God. That balance keeps the song from treating gratitude as denial; thanksgiving grows from recognizing mercy within uncertainty.
Psalm 103:2 closely fits the warning not to forget God’s benefits, while 1 Thessalonians 5:18 supports thanksgiving in every circumstance. The lyric also places difficult questions in God’s hands, expressing confidence that he knows what remains unclear. Its recurring description of the Lord as good and unwilling to abandon his people strengthens the theme of dependable care. As a Swahili praise song, it turns daily preservation into worship and presents life itself as a gift worthy of deliberate, shared thanks.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 103:2 The psalm calls God’s people to remember all his benefits.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Paul instructs believers to give thanks in every circumstance.