Lyrics
Verse (English)
I have tasted of the Lord and I know that Jesus You are good.
I have tasted of the Lord and I know that Jesus You are good.
Chorus (English)
I know, I know, I know
Yes I know that Jesus You are good
I know, I know, I know
Yes I know that Jesus You are good
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse (Swahili)
Nimeonja Huyu Yesu
Ninajua Yeye ni mwema
Nimeonja Huyu Yesu
Ninajua Yeye ni mwema
Chorus (Swahili)
Najua-a, Najua
Ninajua Yeye ni mwema
Najua-a, Najua
Ninajua Yeye ni mwema
Verse (Swahili, Invitation)
Kisha mpata Huyu Yesu
Utajua Yeye ni mwema
Kisha mpata Huyu Yesu
Utajua Yeye ni mwema
Chorus (Swahili, Repeat)
Najua-a, Najua
Ninajua Yeye ni mwema
Najua-a, Najua
Ninajua Yeye ni mwema
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Meaning & Inspiration
"I Have Tasted of the Lord" is a bilingual worship song built directly on the biblical image of tasting God's goodness as a form of personal knowledge. The English and Swahili sections mirror each other exactly, each declaring the same simple testimony: having tasted of the Lord, the singer knows that Jesus is good. Rather than describing a specific event or circumstance, the song treats that knowledge as settled and experiential, something proven rather than merely believed secondhand. A later verse extends the invitation outward, promising that anyone who comes to know Jesus in the same way will arrive at the same conclusion, turning personal testimony into an open invitation. The repeated phrase "I know, I know, I know" functions as a confident refrain rather than a search for certainty, reinforcing that the claim being made is already settled. Structurally the mirrored English and Swahili verses let the same declaration reach two language communities without altering its content, a straightforward format suited to congregational repetition across a bilingual audience.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:8 Invites tasting and seeing that the Lord is good, the direct source of the song's central image.
- 1 Peter 2:3 References having tasted that the Lord is good, matching the song's title and refrain.