Lyrics
[Intro]
I see that finish line, over there
I'm almost there
Help me Lord
With my own strength, I can't do it
I need your help
[Chorus]
There is a race (There is a race)
There is a race we have to run (There is a race we have to run)
There is a race (There is a race)
There is a race we are to run (There is a race we are to run)
There is a race (There is a race)
There is a race we have to run (There is a race we have to run)
There is a race (There is a race)
There is a race we are to run (There is a race we are to run)
Ngifuna wena, Nkosi yami (I want You, my Lord)
Ngentliziyo yami (With my heart)
Keep me true, Jesus (Keep me true)
Keep me true (Keep me true)
There is a race we are to run (There is a race we are to run)
[Sizonyathela Section]
Sizonyathela phezu kukasathane (We will trample upon Satan)
Sizonyathela phezu kukasathane (We will trample upon Satan)
Sizonyathela (We will trample)
Sizonyathela (We will trample)
Sishay' ingalo (We beat our arms/hands)
Sishay' ingalo (We beat our arms/hands)
USathane uzokhala (Satan will cry)
USathane uzokhala (Satan will cry)
Awuna mandla uSathane (Satan, you have no power)
Awuna mandla uSathane (Satan, you have no power)
USathane uzokhala (Satan will cry)
USathane uzokhala (Satan will cry)
[Chants & Outro]
There is a race (There is a race)
There is a race we have to run (There is a race we have to run)
There is a race (There is a race)
There is a race we are to run (There is a race we are to run)
Siyayingena, siyayingena (We are entering / conquering it)
Siyayingena, siyayingena (We are entering / conquering it)
There is a race we are to run (There is a race we are to run)
Sizongena, sizongena (We will enter)
Sizongena, sizongena (We will enter)
There is a race we are to run (There is a race we are to run)
(Local Dialect Chants)
Kuomolela, kuomolela...
Kuomolela, kuomolela...
There is a race we are to run (There is a race we are to run)
I know I'll make it
By the grace of God I'll make it
There is a race we are to run
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Meaning & Inspiration
This song from Makomborero 21 (Live) by Worship House captures the honest tension of the Christian life. The opening lines admit the runner’s exhaustion: “With my own strength, I can’t do it. I need your help.” That is not weak faith; it is the only kind that finishes the race. The chorus anchors us in Hebrews 12:1—there is a race set before us, and we are to run it.
The Zulu sections shift from personal struggle to spiritual warfare. “Sizonyathela phezu kukasathane” (We will trample upon Satan) recalls Romans 16:20, where God himself will crush Satan under our feet. The declaration “Awuna mandla uSathane” (Satan, you have no power) is not bravado; it is confidence in Christ’s finished work on the cross. The song does not pretend the race is easy, but it refuses to let the enemy dictate the outcome.
It ends with a quiet certainty: “I know I’ll make it—by the grace of God I’ll make it.”