Lyrics
Chorus (x2)
Out of my belly
Shall flow rivers
Rivers of living waters
Iya iya eh
Interlude
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Out of my belly
Shall flow rivers
Rivers of living waters
Iya iya eh
Interlude (Repeat)
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Bridge
Let it flow
Let it flow
Let it flow
Oh let it flow right here right now
Let it flow
Let it flow
Healing
Let it flow
Let it flow
From your Inside
Let it flow
Let it flow
Let it flow right here right now
Verse (x2)
And as the river flows
It begins to bring every dead thing to life
It's a life giving river
Oh let it flow
Right here
Right now
Chorus (Repeat x3)
Out of my belly
Shall flow rivers
Rivers of living waters
Iya iya eh
Interlude (Repeat)
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Out of my belly
Shall flow rivers
Rivers of living waters
Iya iya eh
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Out of My Belly” is a worship chant by Prospa Ochimana built on a single image from John 7:38, where rivers of living water flow from the believer. The refrain repeats “Out of my belly shall flow rivers, rivers of living waters,” with a wordless “Iya iya eh” and long wordless vocal lines that give the recording a free, sung-prayer character.
The bridge turns the image into a prayer for the present: “Let it flow, right here, right now,” with the word “healing” named among the things the river carries. A spoken-style verse then declares that as the river flows it “begins to bring every dead thing to life,” a life-giving river.
The imagery is close to John 7:38-39, which links the flowing water to the Holy Spirit, and to Ezekiel 47:9, where a river brings life wherever it goes. The song relies on repetition and invites the group to stay in a posture of expectation, asking for the Spirit to move among them.
Related Scripture
- John 7:38 Rivers of living water flowing from within the believer
- Ezekiel 47:9 Everything lives where the river goes
- Isaiah 44:3 God pours water on the thirsty and His Spirit on descendants