Lyrics
ft. Moses Bliss & Prinx Emmanuel
[Intro - Grace Lokwa]
Azwa nga bomwana (You took me from childhood / He adopted me as His child)
Kumama papa ehhh (Be praised, Father)
Eh Yahweh kumama papa ehh (Eh Yahweh, be praised, Father)
Kisi ya soni (The medicine curing shame / Healer of shame)
Kumama papa ehhh (Be praised, Father)
Eh Yahweh kumama papa ehh (Eh Yahweh, be praised, Father)
[Chorus - Choir & Grace Lokwa]
Oooooh Kumama, Papa ehh,
Eh Yahweh kumama
Oooooh Kumama, Papa ehh,
Eh Yahweh kumama
Azwa nga bomwana (You took me from childhood)
Kumama papa ehhh
Eh Yahweh kumama papa ehh
Kisi ya soni (The medicine curing shame)
Kumama papa ehhh
Eh Yahweh kumama papa ehh
Azwa nga bomwana (You took me from childhood)
Kumama papa ehhh
Eh Yahweh kumama papa ehh
Kisi ya soni (The medicine curing shame)
Kumama papa ehhh
Eh Yahweh kumama papa ehh
[Refrain - Prinx Emmanuel]
Eh Yahweh, Eh Yahweh kumama
Eh Yahweh, Eh Yahweh kumama
Eh Yahweh...
Eh Yahweh ooo...
Eh Yahweh, Eh Yahweh kumama
[Verse - Moses Bliss]
You can never ever fail me (Kumama papa eh)
Thank you Jesus, Eh Yahweh kumama papa ehh
You wiped away my tears oh (Kumama papa eh)
I'm forever grateful, Eh Yahweh kumama papa ehh
You took away my shame oh (Kumama papa eh)
Eh Yahweh kumama papa ehh
You turn my life around oh (Kumama papa eh)
Eh Yahweh kumama papa ehh
[Outro - Grace Lokwa]
Azwa nga bomwana (You took me from childhood)
Kumama papa ehhh
(Sought as spoken/sung prayer at the end):
Yahweh, you called me in my suffering,
So that I give myself to your work...
I refuse to disobey,
For fear of ending up like Jonah in the belly of the fish...
Me today, I am here in front of you for your cause,
To give myself totally to you, to serve you, to obey you...
Me today, I come to you,
And I give up all of me in front of you...
My heart, I give it to you as a sacrifice,
A sacrifice of great price...
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Kumama" centers on praise born from personal restoration. The singers address Yahweh as Father, thanking him for removing shame, wiping away tears, and turning a life around. The repeated Lingala refrain keeps the focus on a simple declaration: the Father is deserving of praise.
The closing prayer adds a note of surrender. Suffering is not presented as the final word, but as the place from which a call to service is heard. The reference to Jonah frames obedience as a serious response to God's call. Taken together, the song moves from gratitude for deliverance to a commitment of the heart, describing praise as both celebration and devotion. The movement from remembered rescue to present obedience gives the praise a clear spiritual direction. Its multilingual lines also allow thanksgiving and petition to stand together without obscuring the central confession of Yahweh’s faithfulness.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:5 Those who look to the Lord are described as radiant and not covered with shame.
- Psalm 40:1-3 The psalm connects a cry for help with deliverance and a new song of praise.
- Jonah 2:1-10 Jonah prays from the fish and renews his commitment to God.