Juu Yako Bwana Naishi
Frank Njuguna's song 'Nii Juu Yako' is a Swahili worship song expressing gratitude and dependence on God. The lyrics recount God's protection, guidance, and comfort through life's dangers and trials, referencing the imagery of a shepherd's rod and staff. The song emphasizes that all praise, honor, and power belong to God alone, and that the singer lives solely because of God's eternal favor. It draws on Psalm 23 themes of God's care and provision, even in the valley of death. The repeated declaration 'Ni ju yako Bwana ninaishi' (It is because of You, Lord, I live) underscores a posture of total reliance on God's grace.
fadhili zako za milele
ni ju yako Bwana mi naishi
Umenilinda kwa mishale ya kifo
fadhili zako za milele
ni ju yako Bwana ninaishi
Umenilinda kwa mikosi yoyote
fadhili zako za milele
ni ju yako Bwana ninaishi
Pokea sifa zote na utukufu
Heshima na uweza ni zako Bwana
Haulinganishwi na chochote
fadhili zako za milele
Ni ju yako Bwana ninaishi
Gongo lako na fimbo yako
yanifariji mimi
Ni ju yako Bwana mi naishi
Waandaa meza mbele ya watesi wangu
Ni ju yako Bwana mi naishi
Nipitapo kwenye uvuli wa kifo
wewe huniachi baba
Ni ju yako Bwana mi naishi
Pokea sifa zote na utukufu
Heshima na uweza ni zako Bwana
Haulinganishwi na chochote
fadhili zako za milele
Ni ju yako Bwana ninaishi