(Sung in Kiswahili)

Nafsi yangu, zaidi yatamani maskani yako (My soul longs yearns for your courts)
Mungu mwenye enzi (Almighty God)
Moyo wangu na mwili huu (My heart and this flesh)
Wakulilia ee Mungu (Cries out for You oh God)
Jua langu, Ngao yangu (My sun, my shield)
Wanipa neema na utukufu (You grant me grace and glory)
Hakuna kitu chema (There is no good thing)
Wewe wanyima watafutao uso wako (That you withhold from those who seek your face)

Refrain:
Kama ayala, aionavyo kiu (As the deer pants for water)
Ndivyo nafsi yangu yakutamani (So my soul pants for You) (Repeat)

(From the Top)

Naweka moyo kweye hija (I have set my heart on a pilgrimage)
Bonde la kilio nitapita (I shall pass through the valley of tears)
Naweka moyo kweye hija (I have set my heart on a pilgrimage)
Sayuni kwako nisimame (Until I stand in Your Zion) (Repeat)

(Refrain)

Nimekukimbilia, chemichemi ya uzima (I have run to you, Fountain of life) (Repeat)

(Refrain)