Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat)
And we wait for You
We wait for You
Verse 1
And we wait for You
To walk in this room
God, we wait for You
We wait for You
We wait for You
Jesus, walk in this room
I could never
Ever have enough of You
Jesus, You are more than enough for me
I'm waiting on You today
I'm waiting on You today
Hook (Repeat)
Uka uka, uka uka, uka uka
We wait on You
Verse 2 (Swahili)
Milele mimi sitatosheka bila wewe
Maana wewe u zaidi ya tosha kwangu mimi
Nakungojea leo, nakungojea
Hook (Repeat)
Bridge (Repeat x2)
Like a river, flow, just flow
Like the rain, just pour out, pour out
Like the wind, just blow, blow
Like a fire, burn
Vamp (Repeat x8)
Oh, oh, oh, we wait on You
Hook (Repeat)
Outro
Hallelujah
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Uka (Live)" opens with a simple, repeated declaration of waiting, asking for God's presence to walk into the room rather than describing an abstract spiritual state. That physical language, presence entering a specific space, grounds the song's anticipation in something concrete rather than vague longing.
Its bilingual chorus repeats the Swahili word "uka," meaning rise or arise, alongside the English refrain "we wait on You," pairing expectant waiting with a direct call for God's active movement. A brief Swahili verse adds that nothing will ever satisfy apart from God, describing him as more than enough rather than merely sufficient.
Rooted in contemporary East African worship's bilingual, live-recorded style, the song functions as an extended posture of expectant waiting, its closing images, a flowing river, pouring rain, blowing wind, burning fire, each picturing the anticipated presence as active movement rather than static arrival.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 68:1 Calls for God to arise, echoed in the song's repeated use of "uka," meaning rise or arise.
- Psalm 27:14 Instructs waiting for the Lord with strength and courage, echoed in the song's repeated posture of waiting.