Neema Gospel Choir - NEEMA YA MUNGU Lyrics
Lyrics
Neema ya Mungu
Neema ya Mungu imetuokoaa
Neema ya Mungu
Neema ya ya Mungu ni ushindi wetu
Haleluya aah haleluya
Neema ya Mungu imetuokoa
Haleluya aah haleluya
Tumemshinda shetani
Tunashukuru
ujio wake Yesu
Twafurahia
ukombozi
oooh wetu
lsingekuwa Yesu tusinge hesabiwa haki mbele zake
pasipo nguvu ya ukombozi tungepotelea
shimoni mwa dhambi
zetu (mwa dhambi)
Yesu ni nguvu ni ngome ni mwamba
Yesu ni nguvu ni ngome ni mwamba wa wokovu wetu
Si kwa nguvu bali ni neema kukombolewa twafurahi
Ni yeye anajua kuhesabu siku zetu huyasikia maombi yetu
Yesu ni nguvu ni ngome ni mwamba Yesu ni nguvu ni ngome ni mwamba wa wokovu wetu
Video
NEEMA YA MUNGU - Neema Gospel Choir (Official Audio) The Sound of Ahsante
Meaning & Inspiration
I keep thinking about how the choir sings that without Jesus, we wouldn’t be counted as righteous. It hits me because Paul says basically the same thing to the Romans—that it’s not our own doing, just a gift. When they sing that we’d be lost in the pit of our sin otherwise, it feels heavy but true. It’s like, we spend so much energy trying to fix ourselves, but the lyrics keep pulling me back to this idea that the victory isn't ours at all. It’s just this grace that shows up when we’re stuck.
I’m sitting here wondering if I really live like that, though. The song says it’s not by our own power, which feels like a direct nudge to stop trying to earn my way into God's good books. But then I get stuck on the part about Him counting our days. It’s comforting, sure, like how the Psalms talk about Him knowing our frame, but it also feels a bit terrifying to realize everything I do is seen. Is it actually just grace, or is there a part of me that still thinks I have to prove something? Maybe that’s the tension I’m feeling—wanting to fully rest in that "neema" while still feeling like I need to show I'm worth it. It’s strange how something so simple to sing can be so hard to actually trust. I guess if it’s really a rock and a fortress like they say, then my trying doesn't matter anyway, but I still struggle to let go.