Poem

Inukeni watu wangu (Rise up my people)

Inukeni watu wangu,

Rise up my people,

kubali mahali penu juani.

accept your place in the sun.

Inukeni watu wangu,

Rise up my people,

kwa maana sisi tu watoto wa Mungu.

for we are children of God.

Inukeni watu wangu,

Rise up my people,

Kwa kuwa tumeumbwa kwa mfano wa Mungu,

created in God’s image

Inukeni watu wangu,

Rise up my people

tumeoshwa kwa damu ya Mwana-Kondoo.

we are washed in the Lamb’s Blood.

Inukeni watu wangu,

Rise up my people

Mpeni utukufu Mungu wa Utatu. Amina. Amina. Amina.

give glory to the Triune God. Amen. Amen. Amen.

– Dudley McLean II