Intro (soft pad, kora arpeggio, handpan light hits) — 0:00–0:20
Pentatonic hummed motif (Em pentatonic): E — G — A — B — D (listen, breathe)
-- ORIGINAL SWAHILI LYRICS (preserved exactly) --
WIMBO: ZABURI 62 – MWAMBA WANGU
Betí ya 1
Hakika nafsi yangu yatulia kwa Mungu,
Wokovu wangu watoka kwake peke yake.
Yeye ndiye mwamba wangu,
Ngome yangu ya milele,
Sitaondolewa, sitatetemeka.
Kiitikio (Refrain)
Wewe ni mwamba wangu,
Wewe ni wokovu wangu,
Ngome yangu salama,
Ee Mungu, nakutegemea.
Sitashindwa, sitaogopa,
Kwa maana tumaini langu ni Wewe.
Betí ya 2
Hata lini mtamshambulia mtu?
Kama ukuta ulioinama, kama ua linaloanguka.
Mnapanga kumwangusha kwa maneno ya uongo,
Midomo hubariki, mioyo hulaani.
Kiitikio
Wewe ni mwamba wangu,
Wewe ni wokovu wangu,
Ngome yangu salama,
Ee Mungu, nakutegemea.
Betí ya 3
Nafsi yangu, ngoja kimya kwa Mungu,
Maana tumaini langu latoka kwake.
Kwa Mungu wokovu wangu na heshima yangu,
Nguvu zangu, kimbilio langu ni Yeye.
Daraja (Pont)
Enyi watu, mtumainini Mungu sikuzote,
Mimineni mioyo yenu mbele zake.
Wanadamu ni ubatili, nguvu yao ni kivuli,
Lakini Mungu wetu ni wa kweli milele.
Betí ya 4
Msitumainie dhuluma wala unyang’anyi,
Mali ikiongezeka, msiitie mioyo yenu.
Kwa maana Bwana ndiye nguvu yetu,
Yeye peke yake hastahili sifa.
Kiitikio cha Mwisho (Final Refrain)
Wewe ni mwamba wangu,
Wewe ni wokovu wangu,
Ngome yangu salama,
Ee Mungu, nakusifu.
Sitaondolewa, nitasimama,
Kwa jina la Bwana milele. Amina.
-- END ORIGINAL SWAHILI BLOCK --
(Arrangement transition with rising pad + soft vocal hum in Em pentatonic)
English Worship Adaptation (chorded lead suggestions in Em; key choice: Em or G major)
Time signature: 4/4 (Intro rubato 0:00–0:08)
Tempo: 64 BPM (meditative, grounded)
[Verse 1] (Em – C – G – D)
Em C
In the hush my soul finds rest,
G D
You hold the trembling away.
Em C
You are the rock beneath my steps,
G D
My shelter through night and day.
[Chorus] (G – D/F# – Em – C)
G D/F#
You are my rock, my steady ground,
Em C
You keep my heart from falling.
G D/F#
Wewe ni mwamba wangu — You lift me up,
Em C
In Your name I am calling.
[Verse 2] (Em – C – G – D)
Em C
When lies surround and voices shout,
G D
Your truth becomes my light.
Em C
When walls collapse from every side,
G D
You hold me through the night.
[Chorus - Bilingual] (G – D/F# – Em – C)
G D/F#
Wewe ni mwamba wangu — You are my saving grace,
Em C
Ngome yangu salama — my sure and holy place.
G D/F#
I will not fear, I will not fall,
Em C
For in Your love I stand tall.
[Bridge — Pentatonic Chant / Pont] (Am – Em – C – D) — build slowly
(Lead and choir chant in Em pentatonic: E — G — A — B — D)
Sung softly at first, then layered: ah — ah — ah (E G A B D)
Pentatonic Chant (call & response)
Leader (breathy): E — G — A — B — D
