Lyrics
Verse 1
Kunamata Jesu inhange mutange, wasara wasara
(Praising Jesus is a race, delay and you'll be left behind)
Aiye inhange mutange, wasara wasara
(Yes, it's a race, delay and you'll be left behind)
Kunamata Jesu inhange mutange, wasara wasara
Aiye inhange mutange, wasara wasara
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Oh, wasara wasara
(Oh, delay and you'll be left behind)
Wasara wasara
(Delay and you'll be left behind)
Verse 2
Dai asiri Jesu, akandiponesa
(If it wasn't for Jesus, who saved me)
Ndiani waizondiona?
(Who would have seen me?)
Dai asiri Jesu, akandiponesa
Ndiani waizondiona?
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge
I will make a joyful shout to the heavens
I will call upon the name of the Lord
I will make a joyful shout to the heavens
I will call on the name of the Lord
Verse 3
Tokwira makomo tomudana Mwari wedu
(We'll climb the hills calling the name of our God)
Tokwira makomo tomudana
(We'll climb the hills calling)
Tokwira makomo tomudana Mwari wedu
Tokwira makomo tomudana
Spoken Word
Sunday to Sunday
Durban to Jo'burg
Capetown to Cairo
Border to border
Verse 4
Ndichimudana Mwari wangu
(I'll call the name of my God)
Bwana wa mabwana
(Lord of Lords)
Bwana wa Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
(Lord of Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe)
Lesa wamalesa
(God of Gods)
Lesa, Lesa
(God, God)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Wasara Wasara" opens with a direct metaphor, comparing praising Jesus to a race where delay means being left behind, naming urgency as the song's central concern from the very first line. That racing image, delay risking being left behind, frames the entire song around immediate, wholehearted worship rather than casual devotion.
Its second verse turns to personal testimony, asking who would have seen the singer's worth if Jesus had not intervened to save, crediting that rescue entirely to Christ rather than circumstance. A bridge borrows a well-known psalm's language directly, making a joyful shout and calling on the Lord's name, before later verses picture climbing hills across an entire continent to call that same name.
Sung in Shona within Southern African worship tradition, the song functions as an urgent call to continual, wholehearted praise grounded in personal rescue, its closing verse naming God Lord of Lords across multiple nations, spoken place names tracing that same call to worship from border to border.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 95:1-2 Describes making a joyful shout and coming before the Lord with thanksgiving, directly echoed in the song's bridge.
- Hebrews 2:3 Warns against neglecting so great a salvation, echoed in the song's urgent image of delay leaving one behind.