Lyrics
Intro
We worship you for who you are
Eledumare
Arugbo ojo
Onyedikagi?
Onyedikagi?
Eledumare
Arugbo ojo
Onyedikagi?
Onyedikagi?
Onye eh?
Onyedikagi?
Arugbo ojo
Onyedikagi?
Onye eh?
Onyedikagi?
Arugbo ojo
Onyedikagi?
Verse 1
Your name is holy
Your name is mighty
Your name is powerful
You can do all things
No one before you
No one above you
The rock on which I stand
You rule in all the earth
Great and mighty king
You can do all things
Verse 2
Chineye ndu oh
Chineye nwa eh
Chi ka dibia le
Odighi onyedikagi
Ibu chukwu naza ekpere
Olisa kere uwa
Odighi onyedikagi
N'eluwa n'eligwe
Odighi onyedikagi
Verse 3
Onye eh?
Onyedikagi?
Olowo eni t'ire n san
O ran'mo n'ise f'aya ti
Agu na eche mba
Aka n'agwo oria
Onye eh?
Onyedikagi?
Jesus
Sovereign father
Onyedikagi?
Bridge
Lover and owner of my soul
You are true; yes you are the truth oh
All things are from you Lord
All things are to you
Onye eh?
Onyedikagi?
Outro
The heavens declare
Onye eh?
Onyedikagi?
Nobody like you and I join them to say
Arugbo ojo
Onyedikagi?
Onyedikagi?
Onyedikagi?
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Onyedikagi” by Mercy Chinwo is a worship song in Igbo, Yoruba and English whose title asks, “Who is like You?” It opens by saying, “We worship You for who You are,” and calls on God with Yoruba and Igbo names, then repeats the question after each name as a statement of His greatness.
The English lines praise a name that is holy, mighty and powerful, a God who can do all things, with no one before or above Him. The singer calls Him the rock on which to stand and a great and mighty king. Later lines in Igbo say that God answers prayer, that nothing is like Him in heaven or on earth, and the closing words address Jesus as the lover and owner of the soul.
The themes are close to Exodus 15:11, Psalm 18:2 and Romans 11:36, on God’s incomparable nature, a rock of refuge and all things being from and to Him.
Related Scripture
- Exodus 15:11 Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods?
- Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress
- Romans 11:36 From Him and through Him and to Him are all things