Msalabani pa Mwokozi Lyrics [Nyimbo za Injili 4]
1 Msalabani pa Mwokozi,
Hapo niliomba upozi;
Akaniokoa Mpenzi,
Mwana wa Mungu.
Mwana wa Mungu, Mwokozi wangu,
Akaniokoa Mpenzi, Mwana wa Mungu.
2 Chini ya mti msumbufu
Niliomba utakatifu,
Alinikomboa kwa damu,
Mwana wa Mungu.
Mwana wa Mungu, Mwokozi wangu,
Alinikomboa kwa damu, Mwana wa Mungu.
3 Aliniokoa dhambini,
Ikawa kunikaa ndani,
Aliponifia mtini,
Mwana wa Mungu.
Mwana wa Mungu, Mwokozi wangu,
Aliponifia mtini, Mwana wa Mungu.
4 Damu ya Yesu ya thamani,
Huniokoa makosani,
Huniendesha wokovuni
Mwana wa Mungu.
Mwana wa Mungu, Mwokozi wangu,
Huniendesha wokovuni, Mwana wa Mungu.
5 Hicho kijito cha gharama
Leo jivike kwa kuzama,
Kwake uuone uzima,
Mwana wa Mungu.
Mwana wa Mungu, Mwokozi wangu,
Kwake uuone uzima, Mwana wa Mungu.
Equivalent Hymn (English Translation):
Down at the Cross
1 Down at the cross where my Savior died,
Down where for cleansing from sin I cried,
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to his name!
Glory to his name,
Glory to his name;
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to his name!
2 I am so wondrously saved from sin,
Jesus so sweetly abides within;
There at the cross where he took me in;
Glory to his name!
3 Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin,
I am so glad I have entered in;
There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean;
Glory to his name!
4 Come to this fountain so rich and sweet,
Cast thy poor soul at the Savior’s feet;
Plunge in today, and be made complete;
Glory to his name!
Notes
“Down At The Cross” (also known as “Glory to His Name”) is a hymn composed by Elisha A. Hoffman in 1878. It is believed that he was studying the crucifixion story of Jesus in the Bible when he began to consider how God helped men be free of their sins by permitting Jesus to suffer on the cross (Philippians 2:8).
Therefore, Hoffman composed a poem based on these thoughts titled “Glory to His Name.” Thereafter, John Stockton, a musician and a member of Hoffman’s Church, composed the lyrics to the music.
