Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Phakama - Mahalia Buchanan and Xolani Mdlalose


(Apologies for the quality of the video, if you want the original song go to iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/redeemed-to-worship-live-at-soweto-theatre/id1053213860)

Original Key is C# - capo 1 on the guitar


[1]
.C            F   C         G         C            F       G     C  
     Zibonakalise Jesu Krestu Nkosi YamaZulu
 (We see you as Jesus Christ the Lord of the heavens)
. C            F   C         G         C            F       G     C  
     Zibonakalise Jesu Krestu Nkosi YamaZulu
. C            F   C         G         C            F       G     C  
     ZIbonakalise Jesu Krestu Nkosi YamaZulu
. C            F   C         G         C            F       G     C  
     Zibonakalise Jesu Krestu Nkosi YamaZulu

[Chorus]
.       F    G         C     Am      F             G        C
 Phakama, phakama, phakama kulendawo
 (Be lifted up everywhere)
.      F    G         C     Am      F             G        C
 Phakama, phakama, phakama kulendawo

[2]
.G         F                       C
 Bonakalisa amandla akho,
. G          F                         C         
 Bonakalisa ubu' khulu bakho,
.
 (Sthemba wena wedwa),
. F              G           Am
 Sthemba wena wedwa,
.           F     G      C      F       G       C
 ayi' uyasimangaza Nkosi yamaZulu


[3]
. G              F                       C
 Konke enginakho ne' ngiyikho (All I have and all I am)
. G         F                       C
 awu ngiyabonga, ngiya nqonqoza, (we thank You)
.
 (Sthemba wena wedwa,) We trust You alone
. F              G           Am
 Sthemba wena wedwa,
.          F     G      C      F       G       C

 ayi' uyasimangaza Nkosi yamaZulu

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Umoya medley- Joyous Celebration


Not necessarily the same key as the clip

[1]
.E                              A                       B         E             
 Umoya weNkosi wathath’ uHezekiya   wam’beka endaweni
 (God’s Spirit took Ezekiel and set him in the middle of a valley)

[2]
. E                                  A                      B          E       
 Wajikela ngapha wabon’ amathambo omileyo kakhulu
 (He turned and saw bones, they were very dry)

[3]
. E                          A                         B         E                                    
 Wamemez’ uHezekiya wathi mathambo mathambo hlanganani
 (Ezeliel prophesied loudly, saying “dry bones come together”)

[4]
.A                      E                A    B
 Ash’ amathambo, eza egijima
 (Indeed I heard a rattling sound and the dry bones came together)
.C#m                     A      B         E
 Ash’ amathambo, eza egijima

[5]
. A                      E                A    B
 Umoya kaJehova uyavuselela
 (The Spirit of Jehova revives)
. C#m                     A      B         E
 Khuluma nalesimo iNkosi inamandla
 (Talk to that situation, the Lord has power)

[6]
.E        A
 Ungithatha la (He takes me from here)
.B           E
 Angibeke le (And places me there)
 [7]
.E            A     B        E

 UJesu unobubele nam'
(The Lord is gracious to me