Lyrics
Just His word, No long thing
O Lord I need your help
And no one else
Just His word, No long thing
O Lord I need your help
And no one else
Aduro bɛ kye woa, atrie ma
Kasa dodɔ nfa hye mba
Awurade kasa o na ma nyen m’aso
Just one word, is all I need
Aduro bɛ kye woa, atrie ma
Kasa dodɔ nfa hye mba
Awurade kasa o na ma nyen m’aso
Just one word, is all I need
Your word is Yes and Amen
Your words are true
You never lie
Whatever you say shall come to pass
W’asɛm yɛ nokware
Every other voice soso yeye
It’s an opinion, they can have it
Awurade kasa Oh kasa na wo deɛ na yɛ tie
Every other voice soso yeye
It’s an opinion, they can have it
Awurade kasa Oh kasa na wo deɛ na yɛ tie
W’asɛm
W’asɛm yɛ sosom oo
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
W’asɛm
W’asɛm yɛ sosom oo
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
W’asɛm
W’asɛm yɛ sosom oo
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
W’asɛm
W’asɛm yɛ sosom oo
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
Just His word, No long thing
O Lord I need your help
And no one else
Just His word, No long thing
O Lord I need your help
And no one else
Demons tremble at your voice
Mountains move when you roar
The dead will rise when you speak life
W’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
Every other voice soso yeye
It’s an opinion, they can have it
Awurade kasa Oh kasa na wo deɛ na yɛ tie
Every other voice soso yeye
It’s an opinion, they can have it
Awurade kasa Oh kasa na wo deɛ na yɛ tie
Demons tremble at your voice
Mountains move when you roar
The dead will rise when you speak life
W’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
Every other voice soso yeye
It’s an opinion, they can have it
Awurade kasa Oh kasa
Na wo deɛ na yɛ tie
W’asɛm
W’asɛm yɛ sosom oo
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
W’asɛm
W’asɛm yɛ sosom oo
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
W’asɛm
W’asɛm yɛ sosom oo
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
W’asɛm
W’asɛm yɛ sosom oo
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
W’asɛm
W’asɛm yɛ sosom oo
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
W’asɛm
W’asɛm yɛ sosom oo
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
Asɛm no yɛ nkwaa, yɛ nkwaa, yɛ nkwaa
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
Asɛm no yɛ nkwaa oo yɛ nkwaa
Onyame w’asɛm yɛ nkwaa
Asɛm no yɛ nkwaa oo yɛ nkwaa
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Meaning & Inspiration
W’asem focuses on the reliability and life-giving authority of God’s word. The bilingual lyric repeatedly contrasts divine speech with competing voices, treating every other claim as opinion beside what God has spoken. Requests for a single word of help give the song a posture of dependence, while references to trembling demons, moving mountains, and raised dead emphasize the conviction that God’s voice accomplishes what ordinary speech cannot. Repetition turns that conviction into sustained African gospel praise.
The declaration that God’s promises are “Yes and Amen” directly recalls 2 Corinthians 1:20, where the promises of God find their affirmation in Christ. Isaiah 55:11 also closely matches the song’s theme by describing God’s word as accomplishing its appointed purpose rather than returning empty. The lyric’s central claim is therefore not merely that divine speech offers encouragement, but that it is truthful, effective, and worthy of trust. Its prayer for help remains anchored in God’s character and in confidence that his spoken word brings life.
Related Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 1:20 God’s promises are affirmed as yes in Christ, matching the lyric’s repeated declaration.
- Isaiah 55:11 God’s word is described as accomplishing the purpose for which it is sent.