PRAISE HIM IN AFRICAN WAY

PRAISE HIM THE AFRICAN WAY
F                     Bb       C
When Jesus came down,
  F                             C         F
He came down from heaven’
F                 Bb   C
When he landed
  F                     C      F
He landed in Israel
F                           Bb     C
When there was trouble
F                              C       F
He came down to Africa
F                     Bb        C
So we must praise him
F            Gm7-F- Bb-F-C-F
Praise him the African way..

F                  Bb       C
There was a king
                           C     F
His name was Herod
F
All he wanted
  F                               C        F
Was to kill all the children
F                             Bb       C
But when they heard this
    F                                 C      F
They came down to Africa
F                    Bb       C
So we must praise him
F               Gm7-F- Bb-F-C-F         
Praise him the African way
LUHYA
F                         Bb                F
Masai ka yesu kachiranga njenda

Gm              C                  F
halleluya   Kachiranga njenda (repeat)

LUO
F               F7      Bb              
Ni wara nono agwenyi wuod lamo
               C                          F  
Ni wara nono… (echo) taya…
F               F7      Bb        C                     F     
Ni wara nono    Jaler, ni wara nono taya
F               F7        Bb            C            F  
Ne okangeyo ni kong’o bende richo  Ne okang’eyo….  (echo), taya x2
F               F7        Bb            C            F  
Ne okang’eyo,   Jaler, ne okang’eyo taya
F            F7     Bb                      F
Itaa yanje   Itaa yanje yesu    (ECHO…REPEAT)
F                    C-        Bb   F                      Bb            F
I taa yesu itaa yanje… Yesu mwana wa nyasaye itaa yanje

Itaa yanje
F            F7     Bb                      F
murina wanje yesu murina wanje
F                  C-Bb- F                      Bb            F
khula khamenye na yesu, khulakhamenye

MASAAI
F              Bb
En kaiye danieli
F                C
Enkaiye nasiba  (REPEAT LINE)

KIKUYU
F
Ngoro yakwa nira kena
                                       C
Ngoro yakwa egatumatuma
F                               F7             Bb    Gm 
Ngoro yakwa ikaigwa wega ikaigwa wega
F                   C             F
Ni tondu wa muhonokia
F                                F7
Ee moyo Jeso ee moyo
Bb                              F        F                           C
Ee moyo Jesu ee moyo   Ee moyo Jesu ee moyo
Bb                           C        F
Nikio ndiraina ni tondu  Ee moyo

1.Atonyaga thini wa airitu
Agacuca uiritu ugathira
Muiritu akarugira jesu
Nikio ndiraina ni tondu e muoyo

2. Atonyaga thini wa athuri
Agacuca mehia magathira
Athuri makarugira jesu
Nikio ndiraina ni tondu

KALENJIN
Bb7                  F   Bb7                               C         F
Tinyon Baba tinyon   (repeat)  Tinyon Baba tinyon

GIRIAMA
F              Bb                             F      C
Mulungu ni mudzo (repeat)
F              Bb                             F      C
Niriche nidengereke (repeat)
F              Bb                             F      C
Niriche nizunguluke (repeat)

KAMBA
Bb                 F                  C             F
Mwiaii osa nguma wi kivilani  chausumbi (repeat as many times)
Bb                 F                C             F
Aaiya-ya-ya- !              satani wi musinde
Bb                 F                  C             F
Aaiya-ya-ya- ! wi ungu wa maau makwa
Bb                 F                  C             F
Aaiya-ya-ya- !           na yesu wi musumbi