Lyrics
Come and see
Come and see what the Lord has done ooh
Come and see
Come and see what the Lord has done ooh
Jehovah has done me well
Iyelele mama iyelele
Iyelele mama iyelele
Iyelele Ezemoo (My King)
How can I pay for your goodness to me?
How will I render for your kindness to me?
See my good God has done it for me
Ezemoo Ekenedirigi (My King all glory belongs to you)
You take my mourning into dancing again
Changed my pain into gain
I am favoured I am blessed Ooh
I am walking in your dominion
Imela(Thank you)
Imela Chineke Ooh (Thank you lord )
Jehovah Jireh you have done it again
Mighty in batle you have done it again
What you have done it shall be permanent Daddy
Onyedikagi(Who is like You)
Thank you Lord for all you’ve done for me
Jehovah healing shall be permanent
My blessing will remain permanent
Papa what you have done shall be permanent
Ekenidirigi Imela
I have come to praise
Imela Chineke Ooh
Because of the wonderful things you have done for me
Father i praise you
Imela chineke Ooh
Imela chineke ooh
Imela daddy Ooh
You bless me o boko o
You gave me o omaricha bobo
On top o pikins o
So wetin I go use to give you praise
For all you’ve done for me
You died for me on the cross
Shed your blood
Papa mu o carry the go
Come and see o, Come and see
Come and see what the Lord has done for me
Come and see o, Come and see
Come and see o, come and see
Come and see o, Come and see
Come and see what the Lord has done for me
Come and see o, Come and see
Come and see o, come and see
He made my head my shoulder knees and toes
He made my head my shoulder knees and toes
I am beautiful, I am beautiful
I am wonderful, I am wonderful
I am so fearful, I am so fearful
Carry de go carry de go
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Meaning & Inspiration
Imela centers on grateful testimony, repeatedly inviting others to see what the Lord has done. Images of mourning turned to dancing, pain changed into gain, healing, blessing, and the sacrifice of Christ present praise as a response to divine mercy rather than personal achievement. The Igbo expressions Imela Chineke and Ekenedirigi deepen that thanksgiving by naming God as the one who deserves glory.
The language closely echoes Psalm 30:11, where mourning is turned into dancing, and Psalm 116:12, which asks how goodness from the Lord can be repaid. Its answer is worship: praise, gratitude, and public witness. Repeated assurances that the work of God will remain permanent convey confidence in his sustaining care. Alongside celebratory Nigerian expressions and calls to come and see, the song frames thanksgiving as both personal confession and communal proclamation.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 30:11 The psalm describes God turning mourning into dancing, as the lyric does.
- Psalm 116:12 The psalm asks how to respond to the good the Lord has done.