African Gospel Lyrics

(Sung in Zulu)

Refrain:
Usigcinile kwaze kwaba la (Thus far, You have kept us) x3
Oh Nkosi Jesu, siyabonga! (Oh Lord Jesus, we thank You!)
(Repeat)

Usigcinile e kwaze kwaba lana (Thus far, You have kept me)
uJehova Usigcinile abantu bangafuni (Lord kept us even when others refused)
abantu bes’biza ngamagama (When people called us names)
kunzim’ ukhamba estrateni (When it was hard to walk on the street)
Sithi Oh Nkosi Jesu Siyabonga (We say Oh Lord Jesus we thank You)

E wasigcina lo Jesu singen’ esibetlela (This Jesus kept us when we were in Hospitals)
E wasigcina lo Jesu sifunana nomsebenzi (This Jesus kept us when job seaching)
E wasigcina lo Jesu ngeskhathi sexenophobia (This Jesus kept us during Xenophobia)
Oh Nkosi Jesu, siyabonga! (Oh Lord Jesus, we thank You!)

(Refrain)

Ebenezer! Ebenezer! Ebenezer!
Oh Nkosi Jesu Siyabonga (Oh Lord Jesus, we thank You!)
(Repeat)