Lyrics
Wakupewa Sifa ni wewe - Haleluyah
[You alone are to be praised - Hallelujah]
Wakuabudiwa ni wewe - Haleluyah
[You are alone are to be worshipped - Hallelujah]
Uliumba lakini haukuumbwa - Haleluyah
[You created but were not created - Hallelujah]
Nchi na vyote ni vyako Bwana - Haleluyah
[The earth and all in it are yours oh Lord - Hallelujah]
Haleluyah....
Pokea ibada, Pokea Bwana
[Receive worship, Receive Lord]
Manukato ya sifa Pokea Bwana
[The Incense of praise Receive Lord]
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Meaning & Inspiration
Wakupewa Sifa centers on God as the only one worthy of praise and worship. Its repeated hallelujahs support a simple declaration: the Creator was not created, and the earth with everything in it belongs to the Lord. The bilingual lines make that confession clear in both Swahili and English, while the repetition gives the song the character of congregational adoration rather than a detailed narrative.
The closing appeal asks God to receive worship and describes praise as incense offered to him. That image closely reflects biblical scenes in which prayer and worship rise before God like incense. Alongside its confession of God as Creator and owner of all things, the song presents praise as an offering directed to the Lord alone. Its focus remains steady from beginning to end: God deserves honor because of who he is, and worship is the fitting response to his unmatched place over creation.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 24:1 The psalm declares that the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord.
- Revelation 4:11 Heavenly worship honors God as worthy because he created all things.
- Psalm 141:2 The psalm compares prayer offered to God with incense.