Lyrics
Mitore yangu yose makaitakura
Kuipa kwangu kwose makachenesa
Muhutera hwangu hwose makandisimbisa
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Mitore yangu yose makaitakura
Kuipa kwangu kwose makachenesa
Muhutera hwangu hwose makandisimbisa
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Mwari vasingapererwe nemazano
Havagandipi Miyedzo yakakura
Tsvimbo yenyu nemudonzvo wenyu zvinondinyaradza
Muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Mwari vasingapererwe nemazano
Havagandipi Miyedzo yakakura
Tsvimbo yenyu nemudonzvo wenyu zvinondinyaradza
Muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Mitore yangu yose makaitakura
Kuipa kwangu kwose makachenesa
Muhutera hwangu hwose makandisimbisa
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Mitore yangu yose makaitakura
Kuipa kwangu kwose makachenesa
Muhutera hwangu hwose makandisimbisa
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
You’re friend that sticks closer than a brother
Rudo rwenyu rwakadzama Baba
You give me reason to keep on living
Kana ndiinemi nazvose ndakakwana
Shoko renyu rinoti muri Baba venherera
Naizvozvo mandivanza mumapapiro
Neropa renyu mandichenesa sechandu
Muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
Imi muri mwari nekusingaperi
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Imi Muri Mwari” is a declaration of God’s enduring identity and faithful care. Its Shona refrain repeatedly confesses that God remains God forever. The verses describe burdens being carried, wrongdoing being cleansed, and weakness being met with strength. This testimony gives the repetition a clear purpose: each return to the refrain answers human frailty with confidence in God’s unchanging character.
The lyric draws on several recognizable biblical images. God’s rod and staff bring comfort, closely echoing Psalm 23, while the description of a friend nearer than a brother recalls Proverbs 18. The song also names God as Father to the orphan and pictures safety beneath divine wings. Its closing movement combines those assurances with cleansing through Christ’s blood and a reason to continue living. Rather than ignoring trials, the song places them beside mercy, protection, and sustaining love. The result is worship rooted in gratitude for a God who bears burdens, strengthens weakness, welcomes the vulnerable, and remains faithful without end.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 23:4 The lyric directly echoes the comfort of God’s rod and staff.
- Proverbs 18:24 The verse describes a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
- Psalm 68:5 The psalm names God as a father to the fatherless.