Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat)
Kimbilio langu ni Yesu, Msaada wangu ni Yahweh
Verse 1
Nilipokuwa na magonjwa
Msaada wangu ni Yesu
Nilipokuwa na shida
Kimbilio langu ni Yesu
Verse 2
Nilipotazama juu nikaita msaada tosha
Msaada wa Baraka, msaada wa uponyaji, Eeh Yesu we
Praise Response (Repeat)
Pokea sifa pokea sifa na utukufu baba pokea sifa eeh
Pokea sifa pokea sifa na utukufu baba, pokea sifa eeh
Declaration (Repeat)
Wewe ni mwema, wewe ni mwema
Wewe ni mwema maishani mwangu, Wewe ni mwema eeh
Wewe ni mwema maishani mwangu baba, wewe ni mwema aah
Declaration (Repeat)
Umetambulika, umetambulika dunia yote, umetambulika aah
Chorus (Repeat)
Declaration
Nani kama wewe, nani kama wewe
Hakuna mwingine kama wewe Baba, Umetambulika aah
Hakuna mwingine kama wewe Baba, Umetambulika aah
Testimony
Umeinua moyo wangu, umetambulika
Umenipa siku njema baba, umetambulika aah
Umekuwa mwema tena, umetambulika aah
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Kimbilio Langu ni Yesu" ("My Refuge Is Jesus") opens with a direct declaration naming Jesus as refuge and Yahweh as helper, pairing both titles as a single, repeated anchor before any specific circumstance is described. That early naming of refuge and help together frames the entire song around dependable support rather than uncertain hope.
Its verses name specific needs, sickness, difficulty, looking upward and crying out for sufficient help, naming blessing and healing as the particular forms that help has taken. A later declaration shifts from need to recognition, insisting that no one compares to God and that His goodness is recognized throughout the entire world.
Sung in Swahili within East African worship tradition, the song functions as an extended testimony crediting Jesus with help through sickness and hardship, its closing lines crediting Him specifically with lifting the heart and granting good days, repeating recognition of His goodness as the song's final, settled conclusion.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 46:1 Describes God as refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble, directly echoed in the song's opening declaration.
- Exodus 15:26 Describes God as healer, echoed in the song's description of help for sickness.