Lyrics
Verse 1
Chukwo Okike (God of creation)
Abba Father
Ibu kwa okwemo (You are the spirit of the spirit)
Ochie Dike na aha (Mighty man in battle)
Papa nke ukwu (Mighty father)
Akporom oh okmmuo (I call You the spirit of the spirit)
Okeke Ebube (Mighty Glory)
Ogenamuo (He who moves in the spirit)
Ibu Ebubedike na Aha (You're the mighty man of war)
Okemumuo is Your name (The spirit of the spirit)
The spirit of the spirit
You're the spirit of the most High God
OWegi onye dika gi (There's none like You)
Okemmuo na Erioke aja
(The spirit of the spirit that eats mighty sacrifice)
Ezem owegi onye dika gi
(My king there is none like You)
Okwagi kwuruogwu na nba okechi oga mesu na nba ozo
(You spoke in the heavens and it pass on earth)
Okemmuo (The spirit of the spirit)
Chorus
You are a covenant keeping God
Okemmuo Okemmuo
Covenant keeping God
Agabwe Agabwe eh ehh
(God that never forsakes)
Onyemeri (winner)
Covenant keeping God
You're my covenant keeping father
Covenant keeping God
You're my covenant keeping father
Verse 2
I've come so far with You
There is no turning back
All You have promised me Baba
You have fulfilled them all
You are not a man that You should lie
Whatever You say You will do
I have found rest in You
You are Jehovah Jireh
You can never never fail
Okemmuo eeeh
Verse 3
One wih You is majority
I put my trust in You
I have no fear in You
My confidence is in You
Because You can never fail
You're my covenant keeping God
Okemmuo Okemmuo
You are a covenant keeping God
Okemmuo Okemmuo
You are a covenant keeping God
Jehovah is Your name
You are the only living God oooh
Okaka Okaka chimu oma eeh
Ebube Dike na aha
There is nothing You cannot do
You are a covenant keeping God
You are a covenant keeping God
Echeta obiesike
(Him who I remember and have faith)
Yes You never ever die oh oh oh oh
Okemmuo Okemmuo
You are a covenant keeping God
Okemmuo Okemmuo
You are a covenant keeping God
Verse 4
All the battles around me
They are forcing me to go back
Okemmuo God of victory
I know You will deliver me
But I have made up my mind
To serve You till the end
Okwa ekwenju gbawa ekete gbacha
(When the devil plans His evil against me)
Okemmwo Ikorom Asiri
(The spirit of the spirit You reveal to me)
Ezem emedelemuo obi
(My king You have taken over my heart)
Chioma Igugulanum obi (Good God You have consoled me )
Onyega Emerenum iwe e neme
Who will do what You are doing for me
Chioma chioma chioma (Good God)
You are a covenant keeping God
Agbawe dike izu igbahra
Eze mmuo onye dika gi oh
(High priest who is like You)
You are a covenant keeping God
Okemmuo Okemmuo
You are a covenant keeping God
Okemmuo Okemmuo
You are a covenant keeping God
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Okemmuo (The Spirit of the Spirit)” by Mercy Chinwo and Chioma Jesus is a worship song in Igbo and English that names God by many titles and trusts him as a covenant keeper. The Igbo lines are glossed in English: “Chukwu Okike” as God of creation, “Ochie Dike na aha” as mighty man in battle, and “Okemmuo” as the spirit of the spirit. The singer also calls him Abba Father, Jehovah Jireh, and the only living God.
The long chorus, “You are a covenant keeping God,” leads into testimony: “I’ve come so far with You, there is no turning back.” The singer says all his promises have been fulfilled, that he is not a man that he should lie, and that one with him is a majority. Another section speaks of battles and a decision to serve him to the end.
The promise-keeping lines are close to Numbers 23:19 and Deuteronomy 7:9, the Abba title recalls Romans 8:15, and the provision name Jehovah Jireh is from Genesis 22:14. The song is long, devotional, and repeated for extended worship.
Related Scripture
- Numbers 23:19 God is not a man that he should lie
- Deuteronomy 7:9 The faithful God who keeps covenant
- Genesis 22:14 Jehovah Jireh