Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Uinuliwe uinuliwe
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Verse 1
Uweza wako wa ajabu umeshangaza wengi
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Umeumba dunia pasipo nguzo yeyote
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Ukamtoa mwanao afe kwa ajili yetu
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Chorus (Repeat, extended)
Uinuliwe uinuliwe
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Uinuliwe uinuliwe
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
(Hakuna kama wewe)
Uinuliwe uinuliwe
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Verse 2
Mimi ni nani nimefika hapa nilipo
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Umenitunza tangu utotoni tumboni toka kwa mama
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Sitaweza nisingiweza nisingeweza
Sitaweza nisingiweza nisingeweza
Verse 3
Ukamuumba mwanadamu kwa mfano wako Jehovah
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Umetupa vitu vyote tuvitawale duniani
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Umetujalia uzima hapa tulipo kwa neema yako
Uinuliwe Bwana wa mabwana
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Bridge
Singelikuwa neema yako ningejificha wapi
Niwakimbie walimwengu oh uinuliwe
Yusufu aliuzwa na ndugu zake wakijua wanampoteza
Kumbe wanamuinua oh uinuliwe
Ndugu Zakayo aliwaza vile Mungu kawaza vingine
Mungu wa huruma
Waliweza kumpoteza ukaweza kumuinua
Mungu wa ajabu matendo yako Bwana yanashangaza wengi
Uinuliwe Baba oh Jehova
Chorus (Repeat x2)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Uinuliwe Baba" ("Be Exalted, Father") opens with a repeated command of exaltation, naming God Lord of lords and calling for Him to be lifted up before any specific reason is given. That immediate, unqualified call to exaltation frames the entire song around worship offered first, explained afterward.
Its verses supply that explanation through creation and redemption together, a world made without any supporting pillar, a Son given to die on humanity's behalf, naming both as evidence worthy of the exaltation already declared. A later bridge turns to biblical narrative directly, recalling Joseph sold by his own brothers yet exalted anyway, and Zacchaeus reached by mercy exactly where others had given up on him.
Sung in Swahili within East African worship tradition, the song functions as an extended call to exalt God grounded in both creation and specific biblical testimony, its structure returning again and again to the same repeated command as the fitting response to grace shown since before birth.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 45:4-5 Describes Joseph revealing himself to the brothers who sold him, exalted despite their betrayal, directly echoed in the song's bridge.
- Luke 19:5-6 Describes Jesus seeking out Zacchaeus despite others' rejection of him, echoed in the song's reference to mercy reaching someone others had written off.