“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.

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The following Text is from

CHRISTOPHER TIN

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.