Lyrics
Verse 1
Dear God, it's me again
I have come to you with a heart of worship
Baba mimi nimekufanyia nini
Ndonipende namna hii
Nimekufanyia nini
Ndonipende namna hii
Baba mimi nimekufanyia nini
Ndonipende namna hii
Oh, nimekufanyia nini
Ndonipende namna hii
Chorus
Nimekuja na wimbo
Na moyo wako kwa muda baki
Wimbo
Na moyo wako kwa muda baki
Wimbo
Na moyo wako kwa muda baki
Wimbo
Na moyo wako kwa muda baki
Verse 2
Bila wewe ningeteseka
Dadi umenitoa mbali
Hawa sio wewe awe
Kimi ningekuwa wa nini
Napiga makoti mbele zako baba yangu
Nainua mikono kwa shara ya kusujudu
Yale baba umenifanyia wacha nikuitishe
Nimekuja nikupende leo Jehovah Shammah
Wewe ni Mungu wa mapendeleo
Nishakutua
Unatenda tena nataka dadi
Nimekuja na wimbo
Na moyo wako kwa muda baki
Wimbo
Na moyo wako kwa muda baki
Wimbo
Na moyo wako kwa muda baki
Wimbo
Na moyo wako kwa muda baki
Bridge
Ilikuwa nimepotea wokovu kanipa
Ilikuwa sipendezi nimeemoka nipa
Ukaniokota toka jalalani mimi
Ilikuwa nimepotea wokovu kanipa
Ilikuwa sipendezi nimeemoka nipa
Ukaniokota toka jalalani mimi
Outro
Asante kwa wokovu
Asante kwa msamaha
Naondoa maovu
Moyoni nina raha
Asante kwa ukubwa
Asante kwa msamaha
Naondoa maovu
Moyoni nina raha
Yale baba umenifanyia wacha nikuitishe
Nimekuja nikupende leo Jehovah Shammah
Wewe ni Mungu wa mapendeleo
Nishakutua
Unatenda tena nataka dadi
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Yale Baba Umenifanyia expresses gratitude for God’s rescue, forgiveness, and sustaining care. The singer begins by approaching God with a worshipful heart, then asks how such generous love could have been received. The repeated offering of a song becomes a humble response to grace rather than an attempt to earn it. Swahili phrases of thanks and adoration keep that response personal, while the name Jehovah Shammah emphasizes God’s nearness.
The lyric’s strongest images move from suffering and being lost to being lifted from a refuse heap. That rescue is described in spiritual terms: salvation is given, wrongdoing is removed, forgiveness is received, and the troubled heart finds rest. Raised hands and kneeling further frame the response as worship. These themes closely recall biblical songs in which God lifts the needy, gives a new song, forgives sin, and redeems life from destruction. The result is both testimony and praise, centered not on personal merit but on the mercy already shown.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 40:2-3 The psalm describes God lifting someone from a pit and putting a new song in their mouth.
- Psalm 103:2-4 The psalm joins forgiveness and redemption with grateful praise.