Lyrics
Siyakudumisa Thixo (We praise your name God)
Siyakuvuma ukuba unguYehova (We're grateful
that you're Lord)
Umhlaba wonke ubhedesha wena (The world
bows before you)
OYise ongunaphakade (You're Everlasting)
Zonke iingelosi zimemeza kuwe (The angels
worship you)
KwaneZulu nawo onke amandla akulo (And the
earth before your might)
IKherobime neSerafime (The Cherubim and the
Seraphim)
Zimana zimemeza kuwe (Always worship you)
Uyingcwele, uyingcwele uyingcwele! (You are
holy)
Yehova Thixo wemikhosi (Lord, God almighty)
Izulu lizele kwanomhlaba (The fill the heavens)
Bubukhulu nobugcwalisa bakho (And the earth
with your grace)
Amen, Ameni...
Nkosi ndithembe wena (Father my trust is in you)
Mandingaze ndidaniswe (That I may never be
disgraced)
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Meaning & Inspiration
Umbhedesho joins praise, confession, and trust in language shaped by historic Christian worship. The song names God as eternal Lord and imagines the whole earth bowing before him. Angels, cherubim, and seraphim continually proclaim his holiness, creating a scene that closely recalls the heavenly worship described by Isaiah. The repeated threefold declaration of holiness places divine character at the center of the song.
Its scope then becomes personal. After the heavens and earth are pictured as filled with divine greatness, the singer confesses trust and asks not to be put to shame. That movement gives the worship a clear pattern: the majesty of God supplies the ground for individual confidence. Praise is therefore neither distant nor merely ceremonial. The holy and almighty Lord is also the one in whom a vulnerable person may take refuge. The repeated amen seals both parts of the confession, affirming the public proclamation of holiness and the private petition for steadfast protection.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 6:2-3 Seraphim proclaim the Lord holy three times and say the earth is full of his glory.
- Psalm 95:6 The psalm calls worshipers to bow down before the Lord their Maker.
- Psalm 71:1 The psalmist takes refuge in the Lord and asks never to be put to shame.