Lyrics
Intro & Chants (Spoken & Chanted)
"If you are glad, remove your shoes and praise my God!"
"Aha! Hey! Oya, Jesus, Jesus!"
"Aha, we are doing this together!"
He's Doing It Tonight! / Onye N'enye Mma
Lead: This tonight, tonight, tonight!
Lead: Tonight, tonight!
Lead: It's tonight, tonight, tonight!
Lead: Tonight, tonight!
Lead: Tonight, tonight!
Lead: This tonight, tonight, tonight!
Lead: Tonight, tonight!
Lead: Onye n'enye mma! (The One who does good!)
Chorus: Onye n'enye mma!
Lead: Ọ gọzie m n'ezie (He blessed me indeed)
Chorus: Onye n'enye mma!
Lead: I ma na ọ gọzie m n'ezie (You know He blessed me indeed)
Chorus: Onye n'enye mma!
Lead: Ọ n'emere m mma (He does good to me)
Chorus: Onye n'enye mma!
Lead: We praise Your name!
Chorus: Onye n'enye mma!
Lead: We lift Your name!
Chorus: Onye n'enye mma!
O Soo Ya! (It Pleases Him)
Lead: Ọ sọọ ya! (It pleases Him)
Chorus: Ọ sọọ ya!
Lead: N'ezie, ọ sọọ ya Chineke (Indeed, it pleases God)
Chorus: Ọ sọọ ya!
Ekene So M N'ekele Gi (My Praise is Sweet as I Praise You)
Lead: Ekene sọ m n'ekele gị (My praise is sweet as I praise You)
Chorus: Ekene sọ m n'ekele gị
Lead: Ekene sọ m n'ekele gị, Chineke m... (My praise is sweet as I praise You, my God)
Chorus: Ekene sọ m n'ekele gị
Lead: Ekene sọ m n'ekele gị, Chi m amaka... (My praise is sweet as I praise You, my God is good)
Chorus: Ekene sọ m n'ekele gị
I Ma M Mma (You Are Beautiful to Me)
Lead: I ma m mma... (You are beautiful to me)
Chorus: I ma m mma...
Lead: I ma m mma m n'ezie (Indeed, You are beautiful to me)
Chorus: I ma m mma!
Lead: Chi m amaka... Chi m amaka m n'ezie (My God is beautiful, indeed He is good to me)
Chorus: Chi m amaka!
Onu M Juru N'ekele (My Mouth is Full of Praise)
Lead: Onu m juru n'ekele... (My mouth is full of praise)
Chorus: Onu m juru n'ekele...
Lead: Ekele Jehova, Onye ahu mere ndu foro m o (Praising Jehovah, the One who kept me alive)
Chorus: Onu m juru n'ekele...
Alleluyah, Alleluyah, Amen / Umu Chineke Nwe Mmeri
Lead: Alleluyah, Alleluyah, Amen... (Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Amen)
Chorus: Amen, Alleluyah umu Chineke nwe mmeri! (Amen, Hallelujah, children of God have victory!)
Isi Oru M O (My Chief Work)
Lead: Isi ọrụ m o, na-asọpụrụ Gị... (My primary work is to worship/honor You)
Chorus: Isi ọrụ m o! (My chief work!)
Lead: na-asọpụrụ Gị...
Chorus: Isi ọrụ m o!
Lead: Thank you so much! God bless you all, I'm grateful. Thank you so much!
Meaning & Inspiration
"Praise Medley 1" strings together several short Igbo praise choruses rather than following one continuous set of lyrics, each built around a single repeated phrase exchanged between a lead voice and a responding crowd. Early sections credit God directly with personal blessing and goodness, repeating phrases that translate roughly as "the One who does good" and affirming that blessing has been received rather than merely hoped for. A recurring pattern throughout the medley, one voice singing a line and the gathered response echoing it back, mirrors call-and-response worship common in Igbo congregational singing, where repetition builds collective energy rather than introducing new content. Several sections shift the declaration's focus slightly, from blessing received to praise offered, to beauty found in God, to a mouth described as full of praise, each variation returning to the same underlying gratitude. The medley closes by naming worship itself as the chief work being done, tying the entire sequence of short choruses back to one unifying purpose: honoring God as a primary, ongoing task rather than an occasional activity.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:1 States that praise will always be on the psalmist's lips, matching the section "my mouth is full of praise."
- 1 Corinthians 10:31 Instructs doing everything for God's glory, matching the closing section naming worship as one's chief work.