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Thursday 15 February 2024

“Baba Yetu”. “Our Father” (“The Lord’s Prayer”) In Swahili. If Your Church Choir Is Getting A Bit Jaded. And Boring. Why Not Liven Them Up By Asking Them To Sing This One At Mass ? They Will Be Rocking In The Aisles.



“Baba Yetu”.
“Our Father”.
Sung by: Angel City Chorale.
Available on YouTube


The following Text is from

Baba yetu, yetu uliye 
Mbinguni yetu, yetu amina! 
Baba yetu, yetu uliye 
Jina lako litukuzwe. 

Utupe leo chakula chetu 
Tunachohitaji utusamehe 
Makosa yetu, hey! 
Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe 
Waliotukosea usitutie 
Katika majaribu, lakini 
Utuokoe, na yule, muovu e milele! 

Ufalme wako ufike utakalo 
Lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni. 

Amina.


Our Father, who art 
in Heaven. Amen ! 
Our Father, 
Hallowed be thy name. 

Give us this day our daily bread, 
Forgive us of 
our trespasses 
As we forgive others 
Who trespass against us 
Lead us not into temptation, but 
deliver us from the evil one forever. 

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done 
On Earth as it is in Heaven. 

Amen.


Missionaries of the 19th-Century used Swahili as the 
Lingua Franca for spreading Christianity across East Africa; consequently, a rich tradition of vocal music arose that blended European harmonies with traditional African 
call-and-response.

Baba Yetu literally means “Our Father” 
and is a Swahili translation of The Lord’s Prayer. 

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