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All Hymns

Coptic Mission Africa

Kenya

Kenyan & Swahili Praise

Kenyan praise

hymns

In the midst of the raging sea,
There I was sailing.
The waves were pounding me,
Making me afraid.
(And it seems That Christ has left me,) x2
(But I no longer see him because of my weak faith) x2

Refrain:
Jesus when he saw me,
Came to me quickly.
In my despair and darkness,
He opened my eyes.
(When I saw him, I cried have mercy) x2
(He came to me quickly and had mercy on me) x2

The sounds of the angry waves,
Agonized my ears.
Darkness of the creeping night,
Has threatened my peace.
(And the tears, have not left my eyes)x2
(And the sleepless nights, have overwhelmed me) x2

I was in despair and drowning,
And my hope is torn.
I came to my beloved Jesus,
Offering him my tears.
(When he saw me, He had compassion on me) x2
(He stretched out his sweet hand, and dried my tears) x2

In the Midst of the Raging Sea

Return to Me
A song about the Prodigal Son

the son said, “father i must go,
i wish not to stay here you know,
the world has much I want to see,
I hope that you will not stop me.
I see riches, I see gold
I see goods that I uphold
though it hurts to see you cry
I must bid you this last goodbye”

the father looked down lovingly
saying, “if you walk away from me
i will miss you with all of my heart
but even if you do depart
i will be waiting for you here
no matter if it takes you years
you are my son until the end
and I pray i will see you again”

the son left from his father’s place
with a smile on his face
ready to be free and grow
oh but little did he know
the world of pleasures has a cost
beware your soul may be lost
if you consume these earthly things 
and forget the joy your father brings 

the father looked out lovingly				
saying, “though you walked away from me
i miss you with all of my heart
but even though you did depart
I am waiting for you here
no matter if it takes you years
you are my son until the end
And I pray I will see you again”

the son quickly consumed his wealth
lost his food and lost his health
all his friends had left his side
so now he had to decide
should he live in misery,
watching pigs roam happily,
or return to his father’s place
to serve him for the rest of his days

the father looked out lovingly,
saying “son you have returned to me,
I have waited all this time
praying for you to be mine
let us kill the fattened calf
So we can sing and dance and laugh
to celebrate my son who died
who now has been brought back to life”

Return to Me

by James Karanja
performed by the choir of Precious Blood Kilungu

Hakuna Mungu Kama Wewe

In The Midst of The Raging Sea

Kenyan Praise Medley

Heb. 12:13, 2 Sam 13:4
Oh why am I parylized?
Daughter of a king but every day where is my strength?
Oh You wake me up with a goal to glorify You to serve Your name but I give nothing
But today, O Lord, I want to change. 
But today, let me be who You see in me.

Malachi 1:8, Heb. 13:15, Ps. 73:26
Lord I’m done with lame and blind 
I want to offer You a pure sacrifice, a true offering of praise
Lord today, give me a heart of strength 
to trample the enemy
Lord could this be me?

Matt. 12:11, Heb. 12:6
Today, I feel myself going astray
But Lord pick me up and place me in Your loving embrace
Today, teach me, even chasten me 
Lord anything, just let me hear what You have to say

1 Cor. 15:57, 2 Cor 6:2, Eph. 1:18
Cause today is the day of victory
Lord today and always You are mighty!
O Lord, show me the hope of Your call
Please Open the eyes of my heart
To see Your richness

Lord I want to be,
Lord, make me want to be
Everything You see in me
I want to be
Lord, I want to see
All the glory You want me to see
All the miracles, blessings for me, I want to see
Oh, and I want to believe in Your heavenly promise for me, 
In Your life giving mysteries, I want to receive
Lord, I want to be.

Haggai 1:14, Matt. 5:13-14, 2 Cor. 2:15
Dare I say, make me a giant, Lord make me a saint
Lord please bear with me and stir me to change
So I can glorify Your name
Lord make me a light, Oh make me salt
I want to be spreading Your beautiful aroma
For the world to see
For the world to know
The mighty God, who loves them and me
Lord, I wanna be

Today

Lyrics:

for Your sake
we are dying all day long
with birthing pangs that grow so strong

in this place, here I sojourn 
for a love i’ll never earn
i am here groaning night and day
as I walk toward the Way

it is God who commanded us to shine out
of darkness 
who has shone in our hearts to give the light of Christ’s goodness
we’re not crushed, but hard pressed
not in despair, but perplexed
persecuted, but not forsaken
struck down not destroyed
knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Him

For my sake
You sought me when i’d gone astray
with staff and rod You lead the way 

You’ve destroyed sin in the flesh
and have made life out of death
You have torn the middle wall
for the salvation of all

so don’t lose heart, 
even though the outward man wastes away
the inward man’s being renewed day by day
and we have the Spirit as our guarantee 
that we may live with Him for eternity  
our light afflictions’ but a moment in time
in exchange for a greater eternal life
so we’ll endure pain in our body
looking towards eternal life not the temporary

For Your Sake

Kwa Damu ya Yesu

Jesus Prayer (Slow with Harmony)

Praise Mix- Coptic Kenya

Just Like The Bird - Ibrahim Ayad - July 17 2014

Artwork by: George Makary - Coptic Icons

Lyrics:

Lord Make me present like You
How often I underestimate that virtue
How often am I distracted, constantly rushing 
through the little you entrusted me to
This day you gave me as new; You wanted me to rejoice in it with You
Instead, I anxiously run from service, from prayer, and further away from You


O Lord, Im often deceived, why so I think the whole world depends on me?
 “If I don’t give it my best, If I’m not there on time, it will be a catastrophe”, 
Lord show me my littleness, before You, Omnipotent One who upholds all life,
Oh My Lord Jesus Christ; Ever-Present Being, the Lover of Mankind; 

What mystery is it to us that You hold up the universe - yet with everyone
You made them feel like the only one there in the world, You saw what no one else did,
Lord when they looked in your eyes,
They saw the face of love and they were stopped in time.

O Lord how can I witness? The fruit of Your Spirit is not evident inside me
How can I be loving when I’m not patient nor kind, not gentle; without mercy 
Lord I want to look like You; my Father, Role Model, Please Lord, make me anew! 
You promised to take on tomorrow, why can’t I be vulnerable and give you control?

I can’t seem to want to be anywhere you place me
Lord help me to stop closing my eyes to your presence and blessings in each precious moment;
Which you have prepared from the foundation of time, that I may walk in it
But Lord I’m often decieved: Always saying yesterday was lighter, tomorrow will be brighter, but Lord, teach me in the present to find You
Always saying, yesterday was lighter, tomorrow will be brighter, but Lord, teach me in the present to find you
Always saying, yesterday was lighter, tomorrow will be brighter, but Lord of Love make me present to find You

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I wrote this song in a period of my life where I really struggled with despondency and busyness. Until now, I really struggle to find the beauty of Christ's presence in each moment I live.
This song came through being genuinely baffled by the paradoxical mystery of our beautiful Lord Jesus who can oversee the entire cosmos for all of eternity, but is simultaneously, infinitely present and poured-out for His creation in each moment. This song is a prayer for deeper communion with Christ and the world around me and for a more true experience of Him in the days He has given me.

Please keep me in your prayers, I hope this song can become a prayer for you too!

Erin Melek

Present

Lyrics:

if you love me carry the burdens of those who surround you 
if you love me you will walk in love and speak in words of truth 
if you love me take care of my flock and feed my sheep 
if you love me you’ll take up your cross and follow me

Lord i want to serve you
i want to wash your feet
all of Your commandments 
i will strive to keep 
Lord i want to pour out
all of myself for your sake
and i’ll give to others 
what you’ve given me to take 

if you love me be a helper to the sick and to the weak
if you love me you will give your hungry brother food to eat
if you love me you will show kindness to strangers in your land
if you love me you will lift up others with an outstretched hand 

Lord i want to serve you
i want to wash your feet
all of Your commandments 
i will strive to keep 
Lord i want to pour out
all of myself for your sake
and i’ll give to others 
what you’ve given me to take 

if you love me you will nurture the young and protect the old
if you love me you will give shelter to those out in the cold
if you love me you will visit prisoners locked in chains 
if you love me you would be a comfort to all those in pain

Lord you came to serve me
you came to wash my feet
all of Your commandments 
you show me how to keep 
Lord you came to pour out
all of yourself for my sake
so i’ll give to others 
what you’ve given me to take

If You Love Me

1 - OK LOK JEHOVAH (Not Swahili, I think it’s Luo dialect so only sung in some places)
(Ok lok Jehovah Ok lok) x2
(Ok lok Jehovah Ok lok) x2
(Omako jachien
gibande orundo rundo rundo *Action: lasso arm to catch satan and throw him*
onyonyonyono gitiende ok lok *Action: stomp on the ground*) x2

2 - IENDE MBELE INJILI
(Iende mbele injili ohhh Iende mbele
Iende mbele injili ya yesu Iende mbele) x2

Ndio maana?
(Ndio maana tunasema iende mbele) x2

3 - MBELE MBELE ATAWALE
(Mbele mbele atawale nyuma nyuma atawale Pande zote atawale Mwachie Yesu atawale) x2

4 - THAT’S WHY I PRAISE YOU
You are so loving ayayaya
(So loving ayayaya) x2
You are so loving ayayaya, 
so loving ayayaya
all the time.

That's why I praise you in the morning 
That's why I praise you in the noon time 
That's why I praise you in the evening 
That's why I praise you all the time.

To Continue: You are so (Mighty, wonderful, powerful, caring, awesome, etc.)


5 - THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
(There is something today in the house of the Lord) x3
Hallelujah today in the house of the Lord


6 - ANANIPENDA YESU
(Ananipenda Yesu ananipenda) x4
(Hallelujah oooooh ananipenda) x3 
Ananipenda Yesu ananipenda.

(Ananijali Yesu Ananijali) x4
(Hallelujah oooooh Ananijali) x3 
Ananijali Yesu Ananijali.

To Continue: (Ni wa baraka Yesu ni wa baraka/Ni wa upendo yesu ni wa upendo/Ni wa oshindi Yesu…. etc.)

Kenyan Praise 3 - Ok Lok, Iende Mbele, Mbele Mbele, That's Why, Something Today, Ananipenda

Coptic Kenyan Church - Hiten Ni / Kupitia Maombi

1- MAMBO SAWA SAWA
Mambo sawa sawa*2
Yesu akiwa enzini 
mambo sawa sawa*3
Things are already better*2
When the Lord is on the cross 
Things are already better*3

2 - Hakuna Mungu Kama Wewe
(Hakuna Mungu kama wewe) x3 
Hakuna na hatakuwepo

Nimetembea ......
Nimetembea kote kote 
Nimetafuta kote kote 
Nimezunguka kote kote 
Hakuna na hatakuwepo

(There is no one there is no one Like Jesus) x3 
There is no one there is no one like him

Oh I'm walking
I'm walking walking, here there
Im searching searching, here there
I turn around, here there
There is no one there is no one like Him

3 - JESUS YOU ARE THE WINNER
(Winner ehh winner) x2
Jesus you are the winner, winner 
Battle battle you won forever winner

(Loser ee eeh loser) x2
Satan you are the loser, loser 
Battle battle you lost forever loser

4 - MWAMBA MWAMBA
(Mwamba mwamba) x3 
Yesu ndiye mwamba

(Mwamba mwamba) x3 
Yesu ndiye mwamba

5- WHO HAS THE FINAL SAY
Who has the final say? 
Jehovah has the final say
I’m asking Who has the final say? 
Jehovah has the final say.
(Jehovah turns my life around) x2
He makes a way where there is no way
Jehovah has the final say

Who is the King of Kings (etc…)? 
Jehovah is the King of Kings
I said, who is the King of Kings? 
Jehovah is the king of kings
(Jehovah turns my life around) x2
He makes a way where there is no way
Jehovah has the final say

6 - WE ARE SERVING THE LIVING GOD
(We are serving the Living God)x3 Hallelujah, Jesus Christ
(We are serving the Messiah)x3  Hallelujah, Jesus Christ

Kenyan Praise 2 - Mambo Sawa, Hakuna Mungu, Winner, Mwamba Mwamba, Final Say, We are Serving

1 - WA MILELE MILELE MUNGU
Wa milele milele Mungu wa baraka ni nani? wa milele Mungu wa baraka ni Yesu. *2
Anazungukia maisha yangu anazungukia maisha yangu.

Wa milele milele Mungu wa upendo ni nani? Wa milele milele Mungu wa upendo ni Yesu
(Anapamba, anapamba, anapamba)x2

2 - ATAWALE TU
(Atawale, atawale tu Mwachie Yesu atawale) x2
Na wewe _______ (insert person’s name: Mark, Karen, John, etc.), 
Mungu anakupenda mwachie Yesu atawale

(Atawale, atawale tu Mwachie Yesu atawale)x2

3 - MUNGU WETU NI WA AJABU
Mungu wetu ni wa ajabu?
Mungu wetu ni wa ajabu *3
Chorus
Kanitoa chini kaniweka wapi?
Kanitoa chini kaniweka kati Kanitoa kati kaniweka juu Mungu wetu ni wa ajabu.
Mungu wetu ni wa amani? (/Mungu wetu ni wa upendo)

Kenyan Praise 1 - Wa Milele, Atawale tu, Mungu we tu ni wa Ajabo

Still trying to find the lyrics but here is a small section:

(Sisi wanawako tumekusanyika 
Angalia Bwana ) x2

Angalia Bwana x2

(Sisi wanawako tumekusanyika 
Angalia Bwana ) x2

Literal meaning: We you children have gathered before you, look upon us, Lord

Angalia Bwana (Lord See Us) - Fellowship Song

O Good Teacher what may I do
To have eternal life with You
For from my youth I’ve done all that You’ve asked

And Christ filled with love in His eyes
Truly wanted to save his life
Said son, since you ask
One thing you lack
One thing you lack

If you wish to be perfect
Sell all you have and follow Me
And you will have abundance, see!
My word I will keep.

But how can I let my wealth go?
What a cost to be Your disciple
And who will I be then? 
I cannot follow at this expense
At this expense
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How hard is it my dearest friends
To gain heaven with our own richness
For what do we possess 
But that which is from His own Hand?

We try to save our lives, but lose our souls
The one thing that our Saviour calls
To deny all, take up your Cross
And Follow with all your hearts

For he who loses his own life
Will gain it back a hundred times
Both in this life and in the age to come,
What a great sum

For what more can a man desire
Then to see God’s glorious will transpire 
For who is more faithful than our Lord?
Answer His call
Answer His call
Answer His call

Chords: 
C Am F Am G x2
F Am G F Am G
F Am G F G C

Icon by Katherine Sanders Icons

Answer His Call

Nampenda bwana Yesu Nampenda Amen 
Nampenda bwana Yesu Nampenda Amen 
Vijana waokoka - AMEN! 
Kwagina Lake - AMEN! 
Ni Huyu Yesu - AMEN! 
Asifiwe-ay-ay 

Nampenda bwana Yesu Nampenda Amen
I love You Lord Jesus, I love You Amen!
All people are redeemed  - AMEN!
In His name - AMEN!
This is our Jesus - AMEN!
He should be Prai-a-aised

I love You Lord Jesus, I love You Amen!
Nampenda bwana Yesu Nampenda Amen
Waze waokoka - AMEN! 
Kwagina Lake - AMEN!
Ni Huyu Yesu - AMEN!
Asifiwe-ay-ay 

Nampenda bwana Yesu Nampenda Amen
I love You Lord Jesus, I love You Amen!
The sick are healed  - AMEN!
Through His name - AMEN!
This is our Jesus - AMEN!
He should be Prai-a-aised

I love You Lord Jesus, I love You Amen!
Nampenda bwana Yesu Nampenda Amen
Wagonjwa waopona - AMEN! (The sick are healed)
Kwagina Lake - AMEN!
Ni Huyu Yesu - AMEN!
Asifiwe-ay-ay 

Nampenda bwana Yesu Nampenda Amen
I love You Lord Jesus, I love You Amen!
He gives us His life - AMEN!
Through His grace - AMEN!
This is our Jesus - AMEN!
He should be Prai-a-aised

I love You Lord Jesus, I love You Amen!
Nampenda bwana Yesu Nampenda Amen

I Love You Lord Jesus (Nampenda Bwana Yesu)

Lyrics:

Verse 1
Lord, please open my eyes
I want to see Your light
Please don't let me wander far
With my lips I lift Your name on high
But my heart is far from Your love

Pre-Chorus
Have compassion, Lord of Mercy
Who opened eyes of the blind
The Publican and the adulterous
You covered and changed their mind

Chorus 1
Lord of Love, whose ways are above us
Purify my heart and my mind to see 
Your glory manifest in this time
You're working mighty things
You redeemed creation so we might
return to Your glorious image

Verse 2
Before my days even began
With care You made a plan
Of how my spirit ought to grow
Giving thanks in all circumstances
You sought the cross and grace overflowed, so…


Pre-Chorus 2
Teach Your children in Your wisdom
To see what You made us for
All the choruses of Heaven
Wait for us to return home

Chorus 2
So Lord of Love, whose heart is immeasurable
Hear my knock and say, "Come in, My beloved one"
That we may be renewed in Your love
And we may overcome
In Your name, O Lord, Victorious One
The Lord of Hosts

Lord of Love, make a home within us
That we may offer ourselves as Your living gospel
That all hearts would fall before Your love
Returning to their Maker
That we may become one in Your blood
On earth and in Heaven

Lord of Love

There's No One Like Jesus (Multiple Languages)

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Kenya Songs Mix

We Are Serving

This Is The Day

There's No One Like Jesus

A translation/rewrite of the Arabic spiritual song "F Yom Mn El Ayam"

Lyrics:
Chorus:
In one of my dreams 
While sleeping in peace
I saw three fathers
And a soldier strong, yet meek

In one of my dreams
A great and beautiful scene
I saw three fathers
And a soldier strong, yet meek

Verse 1:
One had a long white beard
Old in age and held a rod
He lived in a distant cave 
Held the writings that he taught
His sayings were plenty
And the demons he fought

(My beloved Abba Anthony
May his blessings be with me) x2

Quickly I ran to him
Kissed the cross in his hand
He urged me to remember
From sin I must withstand

Verse 2:
The second had a sack
Carried it on his back
He walked around with care
And from it sand poured out
He said these are my sins 
In God's mercy do not doubt

(My beloved Abba Moses
The strong and the holy) X2

Quickly I ran with him
To bear my sufferings
He urged me to remember
The way of repentance

Verse 3:
The third was kneeling down
In the corner of his room
He had a bowl of water
With love he was consumed
He lived with our Lord
Washed the feet of the bridegroom

(My beloved Abba Pishoy
With love in Christ he grew) x2

Quickly I ran to him
In peace he let me in
He urged me to remember
Have love for all humans

Verse 4:
And the soldier was standing
Lifting up his hands
A red cloak on his shoulders
Two camels on the sand
Armour on his chest 
The monastery behind him

(My beloved St. Mina
The faithful intercessor) x2

Quickly I ran to him
With open arms he came my way
He urged me to remember
Be steadfast in the faith

In One of My Dreams (ft. Erin Melek)

"Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You." Psalm 63:3