[Ibibio] Unshaken

Lyrics

[Intro — Gentle, Reverent, Building]

Oh-oh-oh, Abasi Ayaya,  
Afo akam, owo nte utom.  
Nnyin k'ikang edi, nd'ekpo abighi,  
Uforo Ete, fo idaha nte.

Hallelujah, hallelujah,  
Fo ama nte mbok.  
Hallelujah, hallelujah,  
Idaha nnyin nte mbok.



[Verse 1 — Refuge in the Storm]

Nte mmo, Abasi, mmi edem,  
Idaha mmi, nte udem.  
Edi mmo akam, idaha nnyin,  
Nte ufok ufok, nwet mmo nte.

Nnyin k'ikang, "Daha ke,"  
Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok.  
Mmi nkpo emem ke udem,  
Abasi mmi, fo nkpo.



[Verse 2 — Arrows in the Darkness]

Ekpe ekpe, ke ekpo,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte usung.  
Ke ekpo, nte ufok ufok,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok.

Nnyin k'ikang, nte idaha,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok.  
Nnyin k'ikang, "Nkpo ke?"  
Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok.



[Pre-Chorus — Faith Above Fear]

Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok.  
Fo idaha, nte mbok,  
Idaha nnyin, nte mbok.



[Chorus — Unshaken]

Idaha, idaha,  
Fo ama nte mbok!  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.

Idaha, idaha,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok.  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.

Oh-oh-oh, fo ama nte mbok,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok.  
Idaha, idaha,  
Abasi mmi, fo nkpo!



[Verse 3 — The Holy Throne]

Ke ufok fo, nte mbok,  
Fo ama nte mbok.  
Idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.

Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok.  
Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.



[Verse 4 — The Testing of Hearts]

Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.

Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok.  
Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.



[Pre-Chorus — The Righteous Judge]

Fo idaha nnyin ke,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.  
Fo idaha nnyin ke,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.



[Chorus — Unshaken]

Idaha, idaha,  
Fo ama nte mbok!  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.

Idaha, idaha,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok.  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.

Oh-oh-oh, fo ama nte mbok,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok.  
Idaha, idaha,  
Abasi mmi, fo nkpo!



[Verse 5 — The Judgment of Evil]

Ekpo, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.

Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Nnyin k'ikang, nte mbok.  
Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.



[Verse 6 — The Promise of His Face]

Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.  
Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.

Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.  
Fo idaha nnyin, nte mbok,  
Fo idaha nnyin ke.

[Bridge — Prayer When Foundations Fall]

Nkpong ofor, mmo mi mbre,  
Mbong every ikang utom adia.  
Mbong foundations ke nte anyi,  
Mbong anye ofong, mbong ikang.

Nyo ubong, nyo ikpa,  
Mma ke ikang, abasi mmi.  
Mma ikang esie, emem mmi,  
Nye nyin Redeemer, nye nyin Enyene.

Nyo edem ke ikang mmi,  
Yesu Kristo, nyin kiet.  
Ke ofong, sọọ ubong ke akam,  
Bịa nyin ikang, bịa nyin mbre.

Oh, bịa nyin, Nkpong, bịa nyin abasi,  
Ke every ikang, every ikpang.  
Ke Yesu Kristo, mmo mi ikang,  
Nyo ofong ke mmọ, nyo edem.

  
[Final Chorus — Triumphant, Full Choir]

Unshaken, unshaken,  
Nye ofong adia ke mbre!  
Nke akam, reigning,  
Nye nyin ikang ke ofong.

Unshaken, unshaken,  
Nye ofong ke anyi.  
Mbong every ikang utom,  
Nye nte ke ofong.

Nye ofong, nye ofong,  
Mma ke ikang, nte anye.  
Ndi ikpa nyin mbre ke ikang,  
Nye bịa ke nyin kiet.

Unshaken, unshaken,  
Ima nyin ke mmo!  
Ke ikang mmo, ke ikang,  
Nye ikpa shall reign!


[Outro — Soft, Prayerful]

Mbong foundations fall, nye nte.  
Mbong shadows rise, nye still reign.  
Mbong ubong mbre, nyo ubong,  
O Nkpong ofor, bịa nyin.

Ke Yesu Kristo, bịa nyin ikang,  
Nyo ofong, nyo ikpa, nyo ofong.

Hallelujah, hallelujah,  
Nye ofong ke akam.  
Hallelujah, hallelujah,  
Nye ofong, righteous Nkpong.

Unshaken...  
Forever unshaken...  
Amen.