Lyrics
Aaaaah Mema, aaah mema [x3]
Ni rahisi kukusifu
Wakati wakati wa mazuri
Ni rahisi kuku-shukuru
Wakati yanapotokea mema
Ila ni ngumu kuamini
Kuwa hata na magumu nayo Mungu umeyaruhusu
Kwa kuniwazia mema
Umeruhusu mazuri nifurahi, tena nikushukuru
Na mabaya ili niwe hodari, na kisha nikusifu
Mbele umeniwekea fahari, haya ni ya muda tu
Macho yangu yatazama mbali, uliko utukufu
Yote mema yote mema, Yote mema
Hata magumu yana sababu,
Yote mema, Yote mema
Sitalaumu sitakufuru
Sasa nimejua kuwa, wewe uliyenipa samaki
Ndiwe pia umetaka, wakati mwingine nipate nyoka
Tena nimejua kuwa, wewe uliyenipa mkate
Ndiwe pia umetaka, wakati mwingine nipate jiwe
Umeruhusu mazuri nifurahi, tena nikushukuru
Na mabaya ili niwe hodari, na kisha nikusifu
Mbele umeniwekea fahari, haya ni ya muda tu
Macho yangu yatazama mbali, uliko utukufu
Yote mema yote mema, Yote mema
Hata magumu yana sababu,
Yote mema, Yote mema
Sitalaumu sitakufuru
Nimejifunza kuwa na shibe tena
Nimejifunza kuwa na njaa tena
Kuwa nacho hata kuwa nacho
Najua yote yanafanya kazi, ili kunipatia mema
Yamefanyika kama kazi, ukamalifu wake
Yote mema yote mema, Yote mema
Hata magumu yana sababu,
Yote mema, Yote mema
Sitalaumu sitakufuru
Yote mema yote mema, Yote mema
Hata magumu yana sababu,
Yote mema, Yote mema
Sitalaumu sitakufuru
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Yote Mema” considers faith that continues through both relief and difficulty. Joel Lwaga’s lyric begins by admitting that praise and gratitude come easily when circumstances are favorable, then turns toward the harder task of trusting God amid trouble. The repeated declaration that all things have a purpose gives the song a steady posture of confidence without denying pain. Its images of temporary hardship and future glory frame endurance as an expression of worship.
The song closely echoes Romans 8:28 in its conviction that all things work toward good under God’s care. Its lines about learning both fullness and hunger also recall Paul’s testimony in Philippians 4:12. Together, those connections place the refrain within a biblical pattern of contentment and perseverance. Rather than treating suffering as meaningless, the lyric presents it as something God can use to form courage, gratitude, and praise while hope remains fixed on the glory ahead.
Related Scripture
- Romans 8:28 The song directly echoes the assurance that God works in all things for good.
- Philippians 4:12 Paul describes learning contentment in both plenty and hunger, as the lyric does.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17 Temporary affliction is contrasted with an eternal weight of glory.