Sylvia Akoth - Nakutegemea Lyrics

"Nakutegemea" is a Swahili worship song whose title means "I depend on you," repeating that dependence as a direct request rather than a settled feeling. The opening verses describe searching for God from a specific mountain, crediting continued faithfulness with never allowing the singer to be lost or overtaken by the world since first coming to know Him. A later verse directly echoes a well-known psalm, comparing anyone who trusts God to Mount Zion, unshaken, and comparing God's surrounding presence to the way mountains encircle Jerusalem. That borrowed image ties personal dependence to a specific, stable picture rather than leaving trust abstract. The closing lines shift from request to gratitude, naming the gift of God's son as the reason eternal life is possible, and asking who else could have done something comparable. Structurally the song moves from searching to trusting to thanking, letting the same repeated title phrase, I depend on you, anchor each stage of that movement.