Kumusaraba

1.

Ku musaraba mwiza(On the beautiful cross)

Imbere y'amahanga yose(Before all nations)

Yaritaze(He gave Himself)

Uwo ninjyewe(That one is me)

Nawe yaziraga(And He knew it)

2.

Shimwa Mana Gitare(Be praised, God my Rock)

Wampaye Yesu(You gave me Jesus)

Ngo acungure(To redeem me)

Nishimiye(I am grateful for)

Intsinzi yampaye(The victory He gave me)

I Gorogota(At Golgotha)

3.

Wa musaraba yikoreye(That cross He carried)

Niwo wampesheje agakiza(Is what brought me salvation)

Za nkoni umwami yakubiswe(The stripes the King was beaten with)

Nizo zampesheje amahoro(Those are what brought me peace)

Ya misumari mubigenza(Those nails in His hands and feet)

Niyo yampesheje ubuzima(Those are what brought me life)

4.

Hashimwe uwo(Praised be the one)

Wambambiwe(Who was crucified)

Wangize umwe n'Imana(Who made me one with God)

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Biblical threads:

- **Nawe yaziraga** — He knew it was me — **Galatians 2:20** — *"who loved me and gave himself for me"* — the personal, specific nature of the sacrifice

- **Za nkoni zampesheje amahoro** — **Isaiah 53:5** — *"by his stripes we are healed"* and *"the punishment that brought us peace was upon him"*

- **Ya misumari yampesheje ubuzima** — the nails as the instrument of life — the very thing that killed Him is what gives us life. Profound paradox

- **Wangize umwe n'Imana** — **John 17:21** — *"that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I in you"* — the ultimate goal of the cross: union with God