Lyrics
When l don't know what to do Lord
You open up my eyes
I see a solution
That is good enough for me
Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
I'm an overcomer
Jorodhani zara hako
Tanzi naMwari tiende mhiri
NaMwari tinoyambuka, tinoyambuka,
tinoyambuka, tinoyambuka, tinoyambuka
Ini ndinorarama, ndinorarama, ndinorarama, ndinorarama
No weapon formed against me shall prosper at all
I'm an overcomer
Greater is he that lives in me
Than the one who is in the world
I'm an overcomer
Ndiri munyu wenyika
Chiedza chinopenya
Ndinobudirira, ndinobudirira ndinobudirira, ndinobudirira
Ndinorarama, NaMwari ndinorarama
I shall overvome
I shall overcome
I shall overcome
Mwari makatipa simba imi
Simba heeeeee heeee rokukunda
(Ndinaro simba iro)
Simba heeee heee rokukundaa
(Ndinokunda chete)
Simba heeee heeee rokukunda
Rinokunda zvose
Yes you gave us the power
Power heee heee
To overcome
Power heee heee
To overcome
Power heee heee
To overcome
Every problem in this life
I'm a victor
I win every battle
In Jesus' name
I'm an overcomer
By you l run through a true
I lift all the walls
In Jesus' name
I'm an overcomer
I'm an overcomer ooooh yes
I declare, I'm an overcomer
In Jesus' name
Ooooh oooh yes
I declare I'm an overcomer
I declare, I'm an overcomer
Overcomer
I declare, I'm an overcomer
Overcomer
I declare I'm an overcomer
In the name Jesus
I declare I'm an overcomer
In the name of Jesus Christ
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Overcomer" builds a confession of victory from a series of biblical images. Goodness and mercy follow the believer; weapons fashioned against that life fail; and the one within is greater than the one in the world. The Shona and English lines together place endurance, spiritual power, and confidence in Jesus' name at the center of the song.
Several lines closely echo Scripture. Psalm 23:6 provides the image of goodness and mercy following throughout life, while Isaiah 54:17 declares that no weapon formed against God's servants will succeed. First John 4:4 adds the assurance that the one in believers is greater than the one in the world. The repeated declarations turn those passages into a communal statement of perseverance, with victory attributed to God's power rather than personal strength.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 23:6 Goodness and mercy are described as following the believer throughout life.
- Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against God's servants will succeed.
- 1 John 4:4 The one who lives in believers is greater than the one in the world.