Lyrics
Verse 1
Natafakari sana
Juu ya mahangaiko yangu yote
Katika mipango yangu yote kweli
Namkabidhi Bwana atawale
Chorus
Kwanza ukitaka kufanikiwa ndugu
Ruhusu Yesu akutawale
Na maisha yetu anayafahamu ndani nje
Ruhusu, ayatawale
Verse 2
I give my life, I give my life to Him Jesus
Nakabidhi maisha yangu
Nakabidhi maisha yangu kwake
Kwake Bwana Yesu
Chorus
Kwanza ukitaka kufanikiwa ndugu
Ruhusu Yesu akutawale
Na maisha yetu anayafahamu ndani nje
Ruhusu, ayatawale
Bridge
Una jambo lililo gumu kwako
Mwache Yesu atawale
Unapowaza unakosa jibu
Mwachie Yesu atawale
Unatamani kukata tamaa
Mwachie Yesu atawale
Na mzigo wako umezidi kuwa mzito
Mwachie Yesu atawale
Chorus
Let Him reign, let Him just reign
Let Jesus, let Jesus reign
Atawale, atawale tu
Mwachie Yesu atawale
Verse 3
Verily, if He takes over your plans
Jesus will make everything alright
If you bring your burdens unto Him
You shall see the hand of God
Bridge
He will reign, in your life
He will reign, in your plans
He will reign, in your toils
He will reign, in your health
He will reign, in your life
He will reign, in your plans
He will reign, in your toils
He will reign, in your health
Outro
Atawale
Mwache Yesu atawale
Let Him reign, let Him just reign
Atawale, atawale tu
Mwachie Yesu atawale
Let Jesus, let Jesus reign
Atawale, atawale tu
Mwachie Yesu atawale
My life, let Him reign
In this world, let Him reign
Let Jesus, let Jesus reign
My studies, let Him reign
In this world, let Him reign
Let Jesus, let Jesus reign
In my businesses, let Him reign
In my toils, let Him reign
Mwachie Yesu atawale
Kwa watoto wangu, familia yangu
Mwache Yesu atawale
Na afya yangu, uhai wangu
Mwachie Yesu atawale
Let Him reign, let Him just reign
Atawale, atawale tu
Mwachie Yesu atawale
Let Him reign, let Him just reign
Let Jesus, let Jesus reign
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Msanii Music Group's "Atawale" ("He Will Reign") opens with reflection on anxiety and unfinished plans, then makes a decision rather than asking a question: handing those plans over to God rather than carrying them alone. The chorus turns that decision into an instruction repeated outward - let Jesus reign - shifting from personal surrender to invitation.
That language of committing plans to God draws on Proverbs 16:3, which promises that plans succeed when work is committed to the Lord, and the bridge extends the same offer across specific burdens - difficult situations, confusion, discouragement, heavy loads - each answered with the same refrain, echoing the invitation in Matthew 11:28-30 to bring burdens to Christ. The English-language verses widen the claim further, promising that surrendered plans will turn out well and that burdens brought to God reveal his hand at work. The outro applies that same reign by name to specific areas - studies, business, children, health - so the general declaration becomes a list of particular surrenders.
Related Scripture
- Proverbs 16:3 Plans succeed when committed to the Lord.
- Matthew 11:28-30 Bringing burdens to Christ for rest.