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Ebezina (Don't Cry) by Preye Odede cover art

Preye Odede - Ebezina (Don't Cry) Lyrics

Artist:
Preye Odede

Lyrics

He's the same God


Who was there for you in the midnight hour


He's the same God


Who is able to wipe your tears away


He's the same God


Who was there in times of lack and want


He's the same God


He's Jehovah, my great provider 


Tell me why you've give up on God


Tell me why you've given up on Him


Tell me why you've given up on God


Hold down, change is on the way 


Ebezina, Chukwu non nso


Ogini bun so bu gi


Imana odi ah diegide


Nwanam ooo


Gide Ezia ike


Hechan anyi gi eh


Chukwu ardi ah tou ashi


Oga diri gi mma 


Don't you cry, change is here


Weeping may endure for a night


Joy is gonna come in the morning


You don't have to cry no more


Hold God by His word, He's gonna do what He says


Lift your hands and give Him praise 


Ebezina, Chukwu non nso


Ogini bun so bu gi


Imana odi ah diegide


Nwanam ooo


Gide Ezia ike


Hechan anyi gi eh


Chukwu ardi ah tou ashi


Oga diri gi mma 


I know you've been crying – I understand


I know you've been wounded – But it's Ok


I know you've been broken But I'm here,


To mend your broken heart


Believe in me, you will overcome


Your yesterday will be a story


I'm the God of all flesh


Nothing is too hard for me to do 


Don't you forget (I calmed the sea)


Don't you forget (I raised the dead)


Don't you forget (I came to die that you might live forever)


Don't you cry is gonna be over, You will overcome today


Wipe your tears and give Him all the praise


Ebezina, Chukwu non nso


Ogini bun so bu gi


Imana odi ah diegide


Nwanam ooo


Gide Ezia ike


Hechan anyi gi eh


Chukwu ardi ah tou ashi


Oga diri gi mma


Oga dirigi mma…


It's gonna be alright...


It's gonna be alright...


Oga dirigi mma….


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Meaning & Inspiration

Ebezina offers comfort to a person worn down by grief, need, and disappointment. The song repeatedly identifies God as the same faithful provider who was present in earlier trouble and remains near in the present. Its call not to cry does not dismiss suffering; the verses name wounds, brokenness, and tears before directing attention toward God’s ability to restore. The Igbo refrain reinforces that assurance with an appeal to hold firmly to God.

The line about weeping lasting through the night and joy arriving in the morning directly reflects Psalm 30. Another declaration, that God is the God of all flesh and nothing is too hard for him, closely follows Jeremiah’s prayer. References to calming the sea, raising the dead, and Christ dying so that life may be received gather biblical signs of divine authority and mercy. Praise becomes the song’s response to distress, expressing hope that present pain is not beyond God’s help.

Related Scripture

  • Psalm 30:5 The psalm contrasts a night of weeping with joy in the morning.
  • Jeremiah 32:27 God identifies himself as the God of all flesh and asks whether anything is too hard for him.