Gabriel Eziashi - Aka Aka Ya Jehovah - The Arm of The Lord Lyrics
Lyrics
NIGERIAN lOCAL WORSHIP + English Translation Aka Aka Ya -The arm of the Lord Aka Jehovah namema - The arm of the Lord does great things Olu ebube Ya - The display of His splendor Nke na eruari na’ebem mo - I see all around me Isi iyi nke ndu- The stream of life Nke na dighi atata - That never runs dry Aka aka Ya - The arm of the Lord Aka Jehovah namema - The arm of His strength does great things
Aka Aka Ya -The arm of the Lord Aka Jehovah namema - The arm of the Lord does great things Olu ebube Ya - The display of His splendor Nke na eruari na’ebem mo - I see all around me Isi iyi nke ndu- The stream of life Nke na dighi atata - That never runs dry Aka aka Ya - The arm of the Lord Aka Jehovah namema - The arm of His strength does great things
Daddy mu - My Father Onye na-eme mma etu isi eme - Who favors me like You? Ngi bu chi mu - You are my God Aka aka ya The arm of the Lord Aka Jehovah namema- The arm of His strength does great things
Onye ukwu, Onye isi - The Magnificent, The Principle Daddy na-akwa uzo- Father who paves the way Ekele dili aha gi- Thanks be unto Your Name Aka aka Ya - The arm of the Lord Aka Jehovah namema- The arm of His strength does great things
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Gabriel Eziashi - Aka Jehovah (Music Video)
Meaning & Inspiration
Gabriel Eziashi captures a raw, unshakable confidence in the power of God with his track Aka Jehovah. This is not just a song; it is a declaration of presence. When we sing about the arm of the Lord, we are stepping into the same revelation found in Isaiah 53:1, where the prophet asks who has believed the report of the Lord, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? Eziashi strips away the fluff of modern performance to focus on the reality that God is not a distant concept but an active force in our daily existence. By declaring Aka Jehovah namema, or the arm of the Lord does great things, he invites us to stop looking at our limitations and start looking at the One who brought the children of Israel out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
The theology here is anchored in the sufficiency of God. When the lyrics describe Him as the stream of life that never runs dry, we are immediately pushed toward the imagery of John 7:38, where Jesus promises that out of the believer's heart will flow rivers of living water. It is a bold counter-cultural claim because it asserts that in a dry and weary land, our source is constant, unexhausted, and divine. Eziashi acknowledges the Fatherhood of God by calling Him Daddy, grounding this theological truth in a relational intimacy that moves past cold dogma. He frames God as the one who paves the way, which mirrors the promise in Isaiah 45:2 that He goes before us to level the mountains and break down the gates of bronze.
Focusing on the splendor of God, or Olu ebube Ya, acknowledges that our breakthrough is never just for our comfort; it is a manifestation of His kingdom invading our space. It corrects the mindset that treats miracles as mere convenience, insisting instead that every good work we see is a display of His character. When we sing these lines, we are confessing that His strength is not merely available but is currently active in our homes, our jobs, and our battles. It forces us to accept that if the arm of the Lord is at work, defeat is not a final destination, but a passing condition. Every time we lift our voices to sing this, we are effectively choosing to believe that the God who parted the Red Sea is the same God who is currently sustaining our every breath, making Him the only reliable foundation for a life lived by faith.