[Akan] Unshaken
by Swifin Echoes
Afrobeats + Coupé-Décalé + Gospel
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Lyrics
[Intro — Gentle, Reverent, Building] Oh-oh-oh, Otumfoɔ Nyame, Wo yɛ ɔsoro na yɛ wɔ fam. Sɛ wiase tɔ n'ase a, Wo ahengua da so wɔ ɔsoro. Hallelujah, hallelujah, Wo di hene daa nyinaa. Hallelujah, hallelujah, Wo yɛ yɛn guankɔbea. [Verse 1 — Refuge in the Storm] Wo mu, Awurade, me kra nya dwoodwoo, Me guankɔbea wɔ ɔhaw mu. Adɛn nti na mɛkɔ akyirikyiri, Sɛ anomaa a suro sum anadwo? Sɛ ɔhaw ka sɛ, "Twa so kɔ," Wo wɔ hɔ ma me tumi na mete hɔ. Me gyidi wɔ wo mu, na ɛnyɛ m'ahintade, Na ɛyɛ Awurade, me hann ne nkwagye. [Verse 2 — Arrows in the Darkness] Hwɛ sɛ bɔnefoɔ yɛɛ wɔn bɔɔ, Wɔn agyan wɔ sum anadwo. Wɔ da wɔn ho wɔ sum anadwo, Wɔ hwehwɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ nokware. Sɛ nokware yɛ ɔhaw, atɛntrenee yɛ mmerɛ, Sɛ nsɔree nyinaa yɛ mmerɛ, Na atreneefoɔ su yɛn deɛn da so? Wo tumi a ɛyɛ ɔsoro na ɛda so. [Pre-Chorus — Faith Above Fear] Sɛ asaase wosow yɛn nan ase, Sɛ wiase bubu yɛn ho, Wobɛtena, nokware daa, Yɛn anidasoɔ wɔ wo mu. [Chorus — Unshaken] Nnɔyɛ, nnɔyɛ, Wo ahengua rentɔ da! Wɔ ɔsoro, di hene, Wuhu na wotwe atɛn. Nnɔyɛ, nnɔyɛ, Yɛn guankɔbea wɔ sum anadwo. Sɛ wiase nsɔree bubu, Wobɛda wɔ hann kronkron mu. Oh-oh-oh, daa wodi hene, Wɔ ogya mu, wɔ osu mu. Nnɔyɛ, nnɔyɛ, Yɛn Nyame da so. [Verse 3 — The Holy Throne] Wɔ w'ahenbea kronkron mu, Wo di hene wɔ anuonyam ne adom. Wo ahengua wɔ ɔsoro nyinaa, Hwee nsi wo ani so wɔ fam. Wuhu me kra nyinaa mu, Ɔsɛe ne adwene a ɛda hɔ. Hwee nsi w'ani so wɔ fam, Wuhu yɛn kwan wɔ hann kronkron mu. [Verse 4 — The Testing of Hearts] Atrenee ne ɔbɔne wɔ w'ani so, Wɔn kra nyinaa wɔ w'ani so. Wo nsɔɔ wɔn a wɔyɛ nokware, Wɔ sɔhwɛ mu, wɔ yɛn mpaebɔ. Nanso wɔn a wɔpɛ bɔne, Wɔn a wɔn kra pɛ sɛ ɔmanfoɔ hu, Wo suro wɔn, Efisɛ bɔne nni w'akwankyɛ. [Pre-Chorus — The Righteous Judge] Wuhu nkra nyinaa mu, Ababaa ne abarimaa nyinaa. Adom tu, nanso atɛntrenee gyina, Ɛyɛ w'adwuma wɔ yɛn nsa mu. [Chorus — Unshaken] Nnɔyɛ, nnɔyɛ, Wo ahengua rentɔ da! Wɔ ɔsoro, di hene, Wuhu na wotwe atɛn. Nnɔyɛ, nnɔyɛ, Yɛn guankɔbea wɔ sum anadwo. Sɛ wiase nsɔree bubu, Wobɛda wɔ hann kronkron mu. Oh-oh-oh, daa wodi hene, Wɔ ogya mu, wɔ osu mu. Nnɔyɛ, nnɔyɛ, Yɛn Nyame da so. [Verse 5 — The Judgment of Evil] Wɔ bɔnefoɔ no so atɛntrenee wɔ, Sɛ ogya a ɛfiri w'ahenbea. Ogya ne sufre, firi ɔsoro, Ɛyɛ mmuaeɛ sɛ wɔpɛ bɔne. Ogya a ɛyɛ den hyɛ wɔn nsam, Nnɔyɛ a ɛda hɔ. Sum a ɛda hɔ nni hɔ, W'atemmuo yɛ ɔfata. [Verse 6 — The Promise of His Face] Efisɛ woyɛ atrenee, Awurade hann, W'adwuma nyinaa yɛ nokware. Wopɛ nokware ne adom, Na woyɛ wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ w'akwan. Wɔn a wɔyɛ nokware bɛhunu wo anim, Na wɔbɛgyina w'ahenbea kronkron. Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ sum, suro, ne anadwo, Wobɛhunu wo anuonyam wɔ hann. [Bridge — Prayer When Foundations Fall] Nyame soro, tie yɛn mpae, Sɛ wiase anidaso asa koraa. Sɛ fam nyansa reyɛ yɛn wura, Sɛ ɔbotan biara nni hɔ, ɔwɔ awɔ. Hwehwɛ yɛn koma, siesie yɛn kwan, Na gyaa yɛn nkwa wɔ sɔhwɛ mu. Mma yɛn sɔhwɛ mmɛyɛ yɛn awie, Yɛyɛ yɛn Gyefo ne Yɛn Adamfo. Hwɛ ɔdɔ so wɔ W'adɔfo no, Yesu Kristo, W'adɔfo Ba. Fa no so siesie ɔkra a abubu, Ma yɛn ayaresa, yɛn nkwa nyinaa. O, sa yɛn yare, Awurade, sa yɛn bio, Wɔ ɔhaw ne ɔyaw nyinaa mu. Yesu Kristo mu, yɛn anidaso yɛ nokwa, W'adɔ ne adom bɛtena daa. [Final Chorus — Triumphant, Full Choir] Nhyira, nhyira, Wo ahengua renhwe ase da! Wɔ soro nyinaa, wodi hene, Wuhu yɛn nyinaa na wodi atɛn. Nhyira, nhyira, Yɛn guankɔbea wɔ anadwo mu. Sɛ wiase ɔbotan hwe ase, Wɔ gyinapɔn kronkron mu na wotena. Wodɔ nea ɛyɛ nokware, Wodɔ nea ɛyɛ trenee, Yɛn koma yɛ de gyidi brɛ Wo. Treneefo bɛhwɛ W'anim, Na wɔbɛtena W'adom mu daa. Nhyira, nhyira, Daa na Wobɛtena! Fi awo ntoatoaso kɔ awo ntoatoaso, Wo trenee bɛdi hene! [Outro — Soft, Prayerful] Sɛ fam nyansa hwe ase, Wobɛtena. Sɛ sum tɔ, Wobɛdi hene. Sɛ koma yɛ sɔhwɛ, tie yɛn mpae, O Nyame soro, fa yɛn kɔ hɔ. Yesu Kristo mu, siesie na sa, Wo nokware, trenee, dɔ da adi. Halleluyah, halleluyah, Wo ahengua yɛ soronko. Halleluyah, halleluyah, Yɛn guankɔbea, trenee Nyame. Nhyira... Daa nhyira... Amen.