Lyrics
Verse 1
You are the GOD of signs and wonders
You are the GOD of miracles
You gave me joy and peace within Lord
Yes I have come to testify
No one can do the things you do
Always on time you’re never late
I've got to stand and testify Lord
This miracle was worth the wait
(Come on, stand up on your feet and say)
Chorus (x2)
We testify (Ayayaya)
We celebrate (Ooh oooh)
For all you've done
Lord we give you all the praise
We testify (Ayayaya)
We celebrate (Oooh)
For all you've done
Lord we give you all the praise
Verse 2
You stood by me when no one could
You are the Love that never leaves
I am here to testify Lord
Of how you took away my shame
You made something out of nothing
I can't deny your love for me
(I can't deny your love for me ) Lord
I'm in a loss for words
My life is not the same again
Chorus (Repeat)
We testify (Ayayaya)
We celebrate (Ooh oooh)
For all you've done
Lord we give you all the praise
We testify (Ayayaya)
We celebrate (Oooh)
For all you've done
Lord we give you all the praise
Bridge
Unanilishimisha Yesu (Bwana Yesu Ahaaaa)
This is my day of victory
For everything you've done for me
I got to stand and testify
Uneni eshimisha YESU (Bwana Yesu Ahaaaa)
This is my day of victory
For everything you've done for me
I got to stand and testify
I got to dance and testify
come on, come on, come on
kweli kweli Mungu ni Chefu
kweli kweli Mungu ni Chefu
kweli kweli Mungu ni Chefu
Chorus (Repeat)
We testify (Ayayaya)
We celebrate (Ooh oooh)
For all you've done
Lord we give you all the praise
We testify (Ayayaya)
We celebrate (Oooh)
For all you've done
Lord we give you all the praise
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Meaning & Inspiration
“We Testify” by Deborah Lukalu is a song of thanks that treats worship as telling what God has done. It opens by calling Him the God of signs and wonders and of miracles, who gave joy and peace within. The singer says no one can do the things He does, that He is always on time and never late, and that the miracle was worth the wait.
The chorus invites the room to join: “We testify, we celebrate, for all You’ve done, Lord we give You all the praise.” The second verse remembers God standing by when no one else could, taking away shame and making something out of nothing. The bridge mixes English and Swahili, calling it a day of victory and saying the singer will stand, dance and testify.
The themes are close to Psalm 66:16, Psalm 107:2 and Isaiah 61:7, on telling what God has done and exchanging shame for joy. The song is joyful and made for a congregation.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 66:16 Tell what He has done for my soul
- Psalm 107:2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
- Isaiah 61:7 Instead of shame, a double portion of joy