140. Mwami, ndakwimitse wime

Gushimisha · 4 verses

1.

Mwami, ndakwimitse: wime(Lord, I await You: stand)

Mu mutima wanjye,(Within my very heart,)

Sinibagirweya mahwa:(That I may not forget the crown:)

Njyan’ i Gologota !(I'll go to Golgotha!)

Ibyabay’i Getsemane(What happened in Gethsemane)

N’ibyo wababajwe byose,(And all Your suffering there,)

Sinzabyibagirwe, Mwami:(I'll not forget them, Lord:)

Njyan’ i Gologota(I'll go to Golgotha)

2.

Unyereke ya mva, Mwami,(Show me that tomb, O Lord,)

Aho bagushyize,(Where they had laid You down,)

Aho marayika wera(Where holy angels sat)

Yaray’ ataramye(And watched throughout the night)

3.

Nje nka Mariya, Mukiza,(Like Mary, O my Savior,)

Kukurabukira;(I come to worship You;)

Nsanz’imva y’ irimw ubusa;(I find the tomb is empty;)

Nshimy’Uwanzukiye!(I praise You, Risen One!)

4.

Unkorer’ umusaraba,(Form in me the cross,)

Niyange, mb’uwawe;(That I may die as Yours;)

Nsangire naw’ igikombe(Let me share that bitter cup)

Wanyoye kubganjye(You drank for my sake)