Lyrics
Intro
(Spoken)
The Holy Spirit
He himself bears witness with my spirit
That I am a child of God
Yeah
Let's go
Verse 1
Mweya Mutsvene munopupurirana (Holy Spirit, you bear witness)
Nemweya wangu (With my spirit)
Kuti ndiri mwana waMwari (That I am a child of God)
Mweya Mutsvene munopupurirana (Holy Spirit, you bear witness)
Nemweya wangu (With my spirit)
Kuti ndiri mwana waMwari (That I am a child of God)
Chorus
We are sealed by the Holy Ghost
We belong to Jesus
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
We are sealed by the Holy Ghost
He’s witnessing, He’s witnessing
We are marked for Jesus, for Jesus
Verse 2
The Holy Spirit bears witness with my spirit
That I am a child of God
I am born of God
Yeah, the Holy Spirit bears witness with my spirit
That I am a child of God
Bridge
He bears witness with my spirit
That I am a child of God
He bears witness with my spirit
That I am a child of God
(Spoken: I feel like praying, let me try one more)
Outro
He bears witness with my spirit
That I am a child of God
(Spoken: Oh yeah, no, whatever you want)
He bears witness with my spirit
That I am a child of God
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
My Witness builds its message around the Holy Spirit confirming the believers identity as a child of God. The Shona lines and their English translation repeat the same confession, giving the song a focused, congregational character. Its chorus adds the image of being sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked as belonging to Jesus. Together, those phrases connect assurance, identity, and allegiance: belonging to Christ is affirmed not by status or achievement, but by the Spirits witness.
The central lyric closely follows Romans 8:16, where the Spirit bears witness with the human spirit that Gods people are his children. The language of being sealed also recalls Pauls description of the promised Holy Spirit as the sign of belonging to God. Repetition in the bridge and outro keeps that biblical affirmation at the center rather than moving to a separate theme. The song functions as a declaration of spiritual adoption and security, with the repeated name of Jesus grounding that assurance in a clear confession of whom the worshiper belongs to.
Related Scripture
- Romans 8:16 The verse says that the Spirit bears witness that believers are children of God.
- Ephesians 1:13-14 Paul describes believers as sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 Gods Spirit is described as his seal and guarantee in believers hearts.