Jesu Phakeme
Channel: Hope Africa Collective
Date: 26/07/2016

This is one of our favourite Xhosa songs to sing together in our staff meetings. 

Here are the Lyrics

ujes uphakeme uphakeme uphakeme
uphakeeme ujesu phakeme uphakeme uphakeme ujesu phakeme
gama lenkoso malibongwe malibongwe malibongwe malibongwe malibongwe

ujesu unamandlaaa unamandlaaa yee unamandla eeeeh ujesu unamandla
unamandla unamandlaa unamandla unamandlaaa
unamandlaaaaa ujesu yinkosi uyinkosi uyinkosiii

oooh uyinkosij ujesu uyinkosii uyinkosiiii
uyinkosiiiii gama lenkosi malibongwe ntsukuzonkeeee igama lenkosi malibongweee malibongweee malibongweee

hololoooo hololooo maaa hololo maah hololooooo ayeeeee hololoooooololoooo olololooooo hololo hololooooo gama lenkosi malibongwe malibongweee igama lenkosi
zonke zizwe makabongwe malibongwe makabongwe malibongwe igama lenkosi
uphakemeee uphakemmee ujesu phakemmeeeee
uphakemeee uphakemeeeee ujesu phakemeeeee

Translation

Jesus is high
Higher x 3
The name of the Lord must be exalted
The name of the Lord must be glorified
Jesus has the power Yeeeeeeh Jesus is powerful
has the power to power the power
Jesus reign as Lord of power uyinkosiii
Ooh His the Lord, Jesus is the Lord uyinkosiiii
uyinkosiiiii The name of the Lord must be glorified
all days the name of the Lord must be glorified
hololoooo hololooo maaa hololo maahhololoooooayeeeee hololoooooololoooo
olololooooo hololohololooooo the name of the Lord must be glorified all nations must glorify, give thanks Blessed be the name of the king
that Jesus exalted high