Lyrics
Like a fire shut up in my bones
I gotta shout it out
An inferno burning inside of me
I gotta let it out
For if I don’t
The rocks will cry out
If I don’t
The rocks will cry out
And say…
Torumbidza ishe
You are Holy
You are Holy
Torumbidza ishe
Great and Mighty
Great and Mighty
A Mighty rush of your presence
Lord pour it out
An anointing that breaks the yoke
Lord pour it out
For in this place
Your name be lifted
In this place
Your name be lifted
As we sing…
Torumbidza ishe
You are Holy
You are Holy
Torumbidza ishe
Great and Mighty
Great and Mighty
Torumbidza ishe
You are Holy
You are Holy
Torumbidza ishe
Great and Mighty
Great and Mighty
You are Great and Mighty
Oh be lifted
Higher, higher
Higher and higher
Torumbidza ishe
You are Holy
You are Holy
Torumbidza ishe
Great and Mighty
Great and Mighty
Munamatwe Jesu
Oh musimudzirwe Baba
Father we worship
Father be lifted
Hakuna wakaita semi
Munamatwe Jesu
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Torumbidza” is shaped as an invitation to public praise. The opening image of fire contained in the bones closely recalls the prophetic language of Jeremiah, turning inward conviction into an outward cry. The warning that rocks will cry out if praise remains silent also echoes the words of Jesus during his entry into Jerusalem. Together, those images present worship as a response that cannot remain hidden.
The second movement asks for the presence of God, an anointing that breaks burdens, and the lifting of the divine name. Its English and Shona lines meet in the same confession: the Lord is holy, great, mighty, and without equal. Repetition serves the communal character of the song, allowing its central praise to return after each petition. The closing calls for Jesus to be worshiped and the Father to be lifted high, bringing the song from personal urgency into shared adoration.
Related Scripture
- Jeremiah 20:9 Jeremiah describes the word of God as a fire shut up in his bones.
- Luke 19:40 Jesus says that the stones would cry out if his disciples were silent.
- Isaiah 6:3 The heavenly beings proclaim the Lord holy and declare that the earth is full of his glory.