Lyrics
In You I have found Joy
In You there is peace
Which has never been found before
My desire is to please You
And always be a vessel used by thee
Nataka kufanana nawe Bwana
Nakuhitaji Nakuhitaji
Kijito cha maji ya uzima Yesu
Nakuhitaji Nakuhitaji
Nataka kunywa kwako ili nisiwe na kiu tena Bwana
Nakuhitaji Nakuhitaji
Yahweh Yahweh
Wanitosheleza wanitosheleza Bwana
Yahweh Yahweh
Wanitoshelezaa waniotosheleza Bwana
ms 3:3, ms 131:2
Bila wewe nitaenda wapi Bwana
Nakuhitaji nakuhitaji Yesu wangu
Nikiwa mbele zako natulia
Nikiwa mbele zako natulia
Amani yako ni kama chemichemi ya maji
Wewe ni rafiki usiye wa kawaida
Ni kwako tu naegemea
Nikiwa mbele zako natulia
Amani yako ni kama chemichemi ya maji
Wewe ni rafiki usiye wa kawaida
Ni kwako tu naegemea
Jesus I want to be like You
Lord I need thee
LOrd I need thee
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Nakuhitaji” is a prayer of dependence shaped by longing for Christ’s presence. Moving between English and Swahili, the song describes joy, peace, living water, and the desire to become more like the Lord. The repeated confession of need gives each image a common center: Christ alone satisfies the thirsty soul and provides a secure place of rest.
Water imagery recalls Jesus’ promise of living water, while the lines about becoming calm before God echo the quieted soul described in Psalm 131. The singer’s wish to be a useful vessel adds an element of surrender, joining spiritual comfort with willing service. Peace is pictured as a flowing spring, and Christ as an extraordinary friend on whom the singer can lean. Rather than presenting faith as self-sufficiency, the song treats dependence on God as the source of steadiness, contentment, and a life directed toward pleasing him.
Related Scripture
- John 4:13-14 Jesus describes the living water that ends spiritual thirst.
- Psalm 131:2 The psalm depicts a soul made calm and quiet before God.
- Psalm 16:11 The psalm links fullness of joy with Gods presence.