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Kihome Home

By The Survivors Gospel Choir

3,905 views Sep 9, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

The image anchoring this Swahili gospel song is specific and a little strange if you don't know its source: oil running down Aaron's beard, drawn straight from Psalm 133's picture of unity as something that flows and covers. The Survivors Gospel Choir uses it to describe a gathered community — 'tuko nyumba ya raha' (we are in a house of rest), 'tuko na Yesu kihome home' (we are with Jesus, right at home) — where being together with one mind ('nia moja') is what makes the space feel like home rather than the building itself. A verse in the middle breaks from the celebratory tone to name something more personal: 'nimekukwaza moyoni, kiseme moyoni' (I've hurt you in the heart, so say it from the heart), inviting whatever has caused offense to be spoken and released before the song returns to its chorus. That's the song's real move — it doesn't just describe unity as a nice idea, it stages the confession that unity actually requires. The repeated 'kihome home' functions almost like a name for that reconciled space, and the closing lines about having strength and no more worry ('hatuna mashaka') land as the result of that clearing, not just a mood the song opens with.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Raha raha raha raha raha 

Watu tuko pamoja tuna nia moja 

Tunasema pamoja kwa umoja 

Yaani kama mafuta yanyanyukayo 

Katika ndevu za haruni 

(*2) 


Tuko nyumba ya raha 

Tuko na Yesu kihome home 

Tumekutana kwa raha 

Tuko na Yesu kihome home 


Tuko nyumba ya raha 

Tuko na Yesu kihome home 

Tumekutana kwa raha 

Tuko na Yesu kihome home 


Kihome home, kihome home 

Kihome home, kihome home 


Tumevua mapombo na vitu vyote vya dhamani 

Tumekuja kwa roho tena kwa nguvu ya imani 

Palipo na roho wa Mungu hapo ndipo kwenye raha 

kihome home, 

Hatuna mashaka tunayo nguvu ndio furaha ya Bwana (kihome home) 


Nimekukwaza moyoni kiseme moyoni 

Tumekutana kwa raha 

Nini kimekukwaza hebu kiseme tukiondoee 

Palipo na roho wa Mungu hapo ndipo penye raha(kihome home) 

Hatuna mashaka tunayo nguvu ndio furaha ya Bwana (kihome home) 


Tuko nyumba ya raha 

Tuko na Yesu kihome home 

Tumekutana kwa raha 

Tuko na Yesu kihome home 


Kihome home, kihome home 

Kihome home, kihome home 

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