Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat)
Odogwu n'agha dike n'agha
Nara ekele
Ok'osisi nenye ndu
You are the tree of life
Agam eburu aleluyah eburu
Para aleluyah a'para
Verse 1
Odum ebo Judah DC
Okorobia di nma
Agam eburu aleluyah eburu
Para aleluyah a'para
Verse 2
Olisa bi n'igwe
God of Heaven
Agam eburu aleluyah eburu
Para aleluyah a'para
Verse 3
Ife oma imere mu eh
Onum apughi iko ya
O'bu gini kam ge ji
Tu'ara Chim nma nma
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 4
Olisa kere uwa
Chukwu neme nma
Agam eburu aleluyah eburu
Para aleluyah a'para
Verse 5
Nmalite no'gwugwu
Beginning and the end
Agam eburu aleluyah eburu
Para aleluyah a'para
Verse 6
Anurum na i'nenye nwa (Daddy)
Anurum na i'na gw'oria (i'na gw'oria)
M'nwe bia n'iru gi nna
N'we buru ekele
Verse 7
Ifeoma i'mere muo
Onum abughi i'ko
Obu gini kam ge ji
Nwe tu wa ra Chim nma nma
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Verse 8
Olisa kere uwa
Chukwu neme nma
Agam eburu aleluyah eburu
Bu ga ra Jehovah
Verse 9
Onye neme nma
Ebe ku we dike
Igbe ne che ndu mo
Obata obie
Verse 10
Agu ne'che mba mo
Ihe oma i'nemerem ebuka
Eze nara otuto
I'mere nwanyi aga turu ime
Verse 11
I'mere k'onye ogbu were kwu okwu
Eze'm onwere ihe kariri gi omume
Ebube nara otuto'm ji bia
Eze nara ekele'm ji bia
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Outro
Jehovah Jireh
(Odogwu, Odogwu)
Nara ekele'm ji bia
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Odogwu" opens by naming God a mighty warrior and champion in battle, pairing that title immediately with tree of life imagery translated directly into English within the same line. That bilingual pairing, Igbo title and English explanation together, frames the entire song around accessible, cross-cultural praise of God's strength and life-giving nature.
Its verses move through additional titles, Lion of the tribe of Judah, God who dwells in heaven, beginning and the end, naming each as further evidence of comprehensive, unrivaled greatness. A later verse turns personal, naming healing granted and testifying to goodness experienced directly rather than only described abstractly.
Sung in Igbo within Nigerian gospel tradition, the song functions as an extended declaration of praise naming God warrior, provider, and eternal king, its closing invocation of Jehovah Jireh tying the entire song's accumulated titles to God's specific, historic identity as provider for every need.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 5:5 Describes Christ as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, directly echoed in the song's first verse.
- Revelation 22:13 Describes God as the beginning and the end, directly echoed in the song's fifth verse.