Lyrics
Intro
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Chorus
Ike ike oh
Ike oh, ike
Ike ikechi
Ike oh, ike
Ike ike oh
Ike oh, ike
Ike ikechi
Ike oh, ike
Verse 1
We will sing
We will shout
God’s power is here to deliver
We proclaim in your name
Your power is here to sustain us
Chorus
Ike ike oh
Ike oh, ike
Ike ikechi
Ike oh, ike
Ike ike oh
Ike oh, ike
Ike ikechi
Ike oh, ike
Verse 2
When my strength has failed me
And I can’t carry on (ikechi shows up)
When my gaze is weary
And I can’t stand on my own (ikechi shows up)
Bridge
Gwanum onyé dika chim onyé mwéndu
O nweghi onye ozor
Gwanum onyé dika chim aka giuwa
O nweghi onye ozor
Chorus
Ike ike oh
Ike oh, ike
Ike ikechi
Ike oh, ike
Outro
It can lift a man that is down and out
Oh what a might, mind blowing treasure
The power of God, the power of God
Ikechi neko mo
The power of God
Power of God
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Ikechi” by Minister GUC is a worship song built on the Igbo word “Ike,” which means strength or power, and “Ikechi,” which the lyric ties to the power of God. The repeated chant “Ike ike oh, Ike ikechi” is a short declaration that carries the whole song, with English lines that explain it.
The verses say that God’s power is here to deliver and sustain, and that the singer will sing and shout. A second verse describes weakness: when strength has failed, the gaze is weary, and the singer cannot stand alone, “ikechi shows up.” An Igbo section, “Gwanum onye dika chim… O nweghi onye ozor,” appears to ask who compares to God and to say there is no other.
The theme is close to Isaiah 40:29, which says God gives power to the faint, and 2 Corinthians 12:9 on strength made perfect in weakness. The closing lines praise the power of God that can lift a man who is down and out.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 40:29 He gives power to the faint
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 Strength made perfect in weakness
- Psalm 62:11 Power belongs to God