Lyrics
Verse 1
The light, the day
The night, the dark sky and land
By your word, God you made the whole world
The light, the day
The sun, the moon and the stars
Lord by your word, God you made the whole world
Chorus (Repeat x2)
We uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
Verse 2 (Repeat x2)
The lame now walk
The blind can see they are healed
And burdens are lifted
Our sins are now washed away
Chorus (Repeat, extended)
We uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
We uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
We uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
We uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wa ciama (wa ciama)
Wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
Uri ciama (wa ciama)
Wee wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wa ciama (wa ciama)
Jesu wa ciama (wa ciama)
Uri wa ciama (wa ciaaaaaama)
Bridge
I stand amazed in your presence
I stand in awe of you
I stand amazed in your presence
I stand in awe of you
Chorus (Repeat, extended)
We uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
We uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
We uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
We uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
Uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Jesu wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wa ciama (wa ciama)
Uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Jesu wa ciama (wa ciama)
Uri wa ciama (wa ciama)
Wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wa ciama (wa ciama)
Jesu wa ciama (wa ciama)
Ngai wa ciama (wa ciama)
Wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
You do miracles (wa ciama)
You do wonder's God (wa ciama)
There is none like you Lord (wa ciama)
Jesu wa ciama (wa ciama)
Wikaga ciama (wa ciama)
Jesu wa ciama (wa ciama)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Waciama" opens in English with a creation account, light and darkness, sun and moon and stars, all made by the spoken word of God, before shifting into a Kikuyu refrain declaring that same God the worker of wonders. That bilingual movement, English creation narrative into vernacular praise, frames the entire song around God's active power across both ordinary creation and ongoing miracle.
Its second verse moves from creation to restoration, naming the lame walking, the blind seeing, burdens lifted, and sin washed away as further evidence of that same wonder-working power. A borrowed line from a well-known hymn, standing amazed in God's presence, bridges the song's two halves by turning external testimony into personal response.
Rooted in Kenyan gospel worship tradition, the song functions as an extended, bilingual declaration that God does wonders, its repeated chorus naming Jesus directly within the same refrain used for the Father, closing on the shared claim that no one compares to this wonder-working Lord.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 1:3 Describes God creating light by his spoken word, echoed in the song's opening declaration that God made the world by his word.
- Matthew 11:5 Describes the lame walking and the blind seeing as signs of God's power, directly echoed in the song's second verse.