Lyrics
Chorus
Umebeba juu, Halleluyah
Umenijenga juu ya mwamba
Mungu umejaa wema na mapendo oh
Eeh nimeona uzuri wako ooh
Verse 1
Nani wa kufanana nawe Mungu wa Israeli
Wa kupenda na kuchua ni wewe Jehovah ah
Umenifanya mrithi wa kusudi wa wema wako kabisa
Namtumainia nani yeye eh ila Ebenezer
Chorus
Umebeba juu, Halleluyah
Umenijenga juu ya mwamba
Mungu umejaa wema na mapendo oh
Eeh nimeona uzuri wako ooh
Verse 2
Na bado unanikumbatia wakati wa mawimbi
Tena bado unanizingatia na kunipa tumaini
Nafsi yangu nakupatia nifinyange
Nitalinda moyo wangu huu uu ukufwate
Chorus
Umebeba juu, Halleluyah
Umenijenga juu ya mwamba
Mungu umejaa wema na mapendo oh
Eeh nimeona uzuri wako ooh
Bridge
Sifa na ibada nyimbo za utukufu
Yote kwako moyoni natoa
Sifa na ibada nyimbo za utukufu
Yote kwako moyoni natoa
Sifa na ibada nyimbo za utukufu
Yote kwako moyoni mwangu natoa
Chorus
Umebeba juu, Halleluyah
Umenijenga juu ya mwamba
Mungu umejaa wema na mapendo oh
Eeh nimeona uzuri wako ooh
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Godwill Babette's "Umenijenga Juu Ya Mwamba - Umenibeba Juu" is a Swahili song of thanksgiving built on one image: God has set the singer on a rock and lifted the singer up. The chorus pairs "Umebeba juu, Halleluyah" with "Umenijenga juu ya mwamba", and calls God full of goodness and love.
The verses name the God of Israel and point to "Ebenezer", the stone of help, as the one the singer trusts. Another verse says God still embraces in the waves and gives hope, so the rock is not a picture of an easy life but of being held while storms pass. The singer then offers a soul to be moulded and promises to guard a heart that follows.
The bridge repeats "Sifa na ibada nyimbo za utukufu", praise, worship and songs of glory given from the heart. The page shows the Swahili text in chorus, verse and bridge order for singing along in church or at home.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 40:2 God lifts the singer out of the pit and sets feet upon a rock, the same image as "Umenijenga juu ya mwamba".
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Samuel raised the stone Ebenezer to mark that the Lord had helped thus far.
- Matthew 7:24-25 A house built on the rock stands when the rain and floods come.
- Psalm 61:2 A prayer to be led to the rock that is higher than the singer.