African Gospel Lyrics

(Languages: Lingala, French, Swahili)

Yo ‘za monene, Papa yo otonda na nguya (You are Great, Father You are full of Glory)
Ya nga bita, mokonzi, nkumu monene (Miraculous, Great King)
Na luka yo na ba ngomba (I have sought you)
A veillée, ba jeûne, ba retaraite (In the mountains, in fasts and retreats)
Nzambe ya ba ntoma, nzambe ya milimo ya ba sakoli
(The God of the apostles, the master of the spirits of the prophets)
Maladie nini, olembana na yango eh? (What disease did you get tired of?)
Mobola nini Jehova, o koka te ko silisa?
(What poverty Lord, that you did not know how to solve?)
Problème nini? Goliath nini yango? (What problem? What Goliath?)
Efelo nini, okoka te ko kweisa? (What obstacle were you not able to cross?)

Refrain:
Tala nga muana, na komi na suka (Look your child, I am exhausted)
Liboso mayi ya monene (Before me, a vast ocean)
Na sima na  nga mapinga ya Falo (And behind me, Pharaoh’s army)
Moyoki losambo (You who hears prayers)
To zongui na yo eh (We come before You)
O tikala jamais ko yokisa (You have never put to shame)
Soni bae ba talelaka yo (Those who hope in You)

Call and Response:
Belela nzamb’ oyo (Call this God there)
Belela nzamb’ oyo (Call this God there)
Benga ye azo yoka (Call him he hears)
Benga ye ako sala (Call him he will act)
Senga ye a ko pesa (Ask him, he will give)
Luka ye aza nanu (Look for him he is still there)
Moyoki losambo (He who listens to prayers)
Azali fidèle (He is faithful)

Na mokili ba lingui ba yeba (In the world we want to know)
wapi nzambe na ngai? (Where is my God)
Nzambe oyo ya ngai oyo (My God to me)
A vandaka na lola (Lives in heaven)
Akabola libale, na miteni mibale (He parted the sea, into two)
Akitisa moto ya lola (He sent down fire from heaven)
Ba prophete ya Baal ba sabwa (And the prophets of Baal were humiliated)
A kanga minoko ya ba ngosi (He shut the mouth of lions)
Ye moto minei na moto (He’s the fourth person in the fire)
A benga liwa pongui (He called death sleep)
A kufa pe a sekwa (He died and rose again)
Soki okiti te (If You do not descend)
Defaite koti na camp ya ba santu (Deafeat will enter the camp of the saints)
Soki o sali te matanga (If you do not act)
Ekoti na ngambo na ngai (There will be mourning in my camp)

(Refrain)

Call and Response:
Sala ya minene (Do great things)
Na lingui na mona (I want to see)
Papa fongola ata lola (Father open the skies)
Nokisa ata mfula (Make the rain fall)
Yesu longola ngai soni (Jesus takes away my shame)
Papa yembisa ngai nzembo, ya sika (Papa make me sing a new song)
Ngai na leli pe mingui (I  have wept too much)
S’il te plait sekisa ngai nanu (Grant me laughter)
Baba sikia maombi (Father, hear my prayers)
Mfalme wa dunia (King of the all earth)
Mimi ninalia sana (I have wept a lot)
Mungu wa milele (Everlasting Father)

Louange ya boye efongolaka lola ya nzambe
(This kind of praise releases God’s Glory)
Masanjoli ya boye ekitisaka kembo na se
(This kind of praise brings heaven to earth)
Louange ya boye efongolaka lola ya nzambe
(This kind of praise releases God’s Glory)
Masanjoli ya boye e ninguisaka trône ya papa
(This kind of praise makes the throne of God move)

Yango Paulo na Silasi ba yembelaki yo (That’s why Paul and Silas sang for you)
Oh, yoka lofelo ya moboko (Oh, and the prison doors were opened)
Biso pe ba santu to ye na loyembo (We, the saints also come with a song)
Oh, fongola ekuke ya lola (Oh, Open the doors of paradise)
Papa to lingi ne kembo  (Father makes us the glory)

Kembo, kembo (Your Glory)
Kembo, kembo (Your Glory)
Kembo, Papa to lingi ne kembo  (Father makes us the glory)
(Repeat)

Kumisa Nzambe oyo (Praise the Lord)
Oh kumisa, kumisa, kumisa…. (Ah praise, praise)
Sanjola ya Yesu (Ah Praise Jesus)
Ah binela Yesu oyo (Dance for this Jesus)
Ah binela, binela, binela…. (Ah Dance, dance)

Eza pona yesu nde tozo bina  (In fact, we dance for Jesus)
Biso toko lemba te to ko sanjola  (We do not get tired of praising Him)
To ko sanjola, to ko sanjola (Of praising Him, of praising Him)
Lelo to ko kende te to ko lala awa  (Today we won’t leave, we’ll sleep here)
To ko lala awa (We will sleep here)
Soki tongo eko tana e tana nango  (when the sun rises, we only  get up)
E tana nango (We only tget up)

Kaka pona yesu nde tozo yemba awa  (In fact, it is only for Jesus that we dance here)
Tozo yemba awa (That we dance here)
Soki mfula e ko noka e noka nango (If the rain will fall, let it fall)
E noka nango (Let it fall)
Eza pona yesu nde tozo bina awa  (In fact, it is for Christ that we dance here)
Soki kake eko beta e beta nango  (If the storm hits, let it hit)
E beta nango (Let it hit)
Eza pona yesu nde tozo yemba awa  (In fact, it is for Christ that we sing here)
Tozo yemba awa (That we sing here)
Tozo yemba awa bolamu oyo osali  (The good that you did)
Papa tozo bosana te to ko tatola ( Father we will not forget)
To ko tatola, to ko tatola (We will testify)

Ah pona yesu to ko bina awa eh  (Ah for Jesus let’s dance here)
Lelo mutoki eko bima awa pona ya yesu eh (Today sweat will flow for Jesus)
Lelo mabina eko toka awa Today the dances are warming up here)
Eko toka awa, eko toka awa eh (Warming up here)

Louange ya boye efongolaka lola ya nzambe
(This kind of praise releases God’s Glory)
Sanjoli ya boye e kitisaka kembo na se
(This kind of praise brings heaven to earth)
Louange ya boye efongola lola ya nzambe
(This kind of praise releases God’s Glory)
Masanjoli ya boye e nokisaka mfula ya ngolu
(This kind of praise brings the Rain of Grace)