Lyrics
Chorus (x3)
Agu Agunechemba 1
You are the beauty of my life
There is no one else like You
Verse 1
You turned my life around
You gave me victory
(Agu Agunechemba)
You are the lifter of my head
The wind beneath my wings
(Agu Agunechemba)
You turned my life around
You gave me victory
(Agu Agunechemba)
You are the beauty of my life
You are the wind beneath my wings
(Agu Agunechemba)
Say Agu
Chorus (Repeat)
Agu Agunechemba 1
You are the beauty of my life
There is no one else like You
Verse 2
Where would I have been
If it wasn't for Your grace
(Agu Agunechemba)
You are the lifter of my head
You made me smile again
(Agu Agunechemba)
Where would I have been
If it wasn't for Your grace
(Agu Agunechemba)
You take the pain away
You made me smile again
(Agu Agunechemba)
Say Agu
Chorus (Repeat)
Agu Agunechemba one
You are the beauty of my life
There is no one else like You
Bridge (x2)
You deserve You deserve
All my praise You deserve
Chorus (Repeat)
Agu Agunechemba 1
You are the beauty of my life
There is no one else like You
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Agunechemba One” by EBEN and Phil Thompson is a worship song that combines English with the Igbo name Agunechemba, a title of praise for God. The repeated chorus says that He is the beauty of the singer’s life and that no one else is like Him. The same lines return several times, which gives the song the feel of a sustained call and response.
The verses give reasons. God turned the singer’s life around, gave victory, lifted the head, and was the wind beneath the wings. The second verse asks where the singer would have been without grace and says God took the pain away and made him smile again. After each pair of lines, the response “Agunechemba” returns.
The bridge turns outward with the simple statement that God deserves all praise. The lyrics are close to Psalm 3:3, which calls the Lord the lifter of the head, and to Psalm 30:11 on mourning turned to joy, and to Exodus 15:11 on the absence of anyone like Him. The song is plain, warm and easy to join.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 3:3 The Lord, the lifter of my head
- Psalm 30:11 Mourning turned into dancing
- Exodus 15:11 Who is like You, O Lord