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Akokyem Nyame

By Joe Mettle

2,701 views Sep 9, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Joe Mettle sings this Fante-language song with its own translation built into the lyrics, alternating 'ɔwo nye makokyɛm Nyame' with 'you are the God of my refuge' line by line, which makes the song function almost like a bilingual liturgy rather than a translated import. The central image — being hidden under God's 'big wings' — gives a physical shape to protection rather than leaving it abstract, and it's paired with a direct causal claim: because God is present, fear doesn't get to stay, not as wishful thinking but as stated consequence. The verse admitting that enemies are many doesn't get resolved by their defeat; it's answered instead by God watching 'my going out and my coming in,' a phrase that covers the mundane edges of a day rather than just dramatic danger. Midway through, the song shifts to a harder admission — life being tough, hope running out — and answers it not with a change in circumstance but with God's word strengthening him, treating spoken truth as sufficient even when nothing external has changed yet. The refrain of 'monnsuro' (I will not fear), repeated well beyond what the melody strictly needs, becomes less a chorus and more a discipline the singer is talking himself into.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

ɔwo nye makokyɛm Nyame

you are the God of my refuge

me nye wo nam a monnsuro

i will never be afraid when i walk with you

osiandɛ iyɛ mekogyefo

because you are my saviour

sɛ matsanfo dɔɔso dɛn ara

though my enemies be many

ɔwo Awuradze ibɛgye me

you Lord will save me

na edze me asie watsaban kɛse nase

you will hide me under you big wings


iyɛmegyefo, makwan nyina ara mu

you are my saviour in all my ways

ihwɛ madzifir nye membae nyina

you watch my going out and coming in

Agya, iwɔ mafa, na ekogye me aber nyina ara mu

Father you are by my side and you save me always

onam dɛm ntsi, dɛm ntsi medze monnsuro

thats the reason i will not be afraid/fear


Iwɔ mafa, na ekogyeme aber nyina ara

you are by my side and you save me always

onam dɛm ntsi, dɛm ntsi medze monnsuro

thats the reason i will not be afraid/fear

monnsuro bone biara

i will fear no evil

iwɔ mafa, na ekogyeme aber nyina ara

you are by my side and you save me always

onam dem ntsi, dem ntsi medze medze monnsuro

thats the reason i will not be afraid/fear


sɛ ɔbra no yedzen dɛn ara

when life is tough

na anyidado nyinaa asa

and all hope is lost

wasɛm tum hyɛ medzen

your word strenghtens me

ma muhudɛ etse ase oo

make me believe you are alive/still reigns

iwɔ mafa, na ekogyeme aber nyinaa

you are by my side and you save me always

aber nyinaa, aber nyinaa, woka meho

you are with me always

wodzi manim, wodzi makyir

you infront and behind me / you lead me and direct me

monnsuro

i will not be afraid /fear

monnsuro

i will not be afraid /fear

monnsuro

i will not be afraid /fear

monnsuro

i will not be afraid /fear

monnsuro

i will not be afraid /fear


onam dɛm ntsi, dɛm ntsi medze monnsuro

thats the reason i will not be afraid/fear

onam dɛm ntsi monnsuro biribiara

thats the reason i will not be afraid/fear

wokameho

you are with me

wodzi manim, wodzi makyir

you infront and behind me / you lead me and direct me

dɛm ntsi medze monnsuro

thats the reason i will not be afraid/fear

onam dɛm ntsi, dɛm ntsi medze monnsuro

thats the reason i will not be afraid/fear

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