Upon this rock, I will build my church
And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it
♪
Siyibandla elakhiwe, lisekelwe, elakhiwe (thina)
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala
Idwala laphakade (oh, thina siyibandla bazalwane)
Siyibandla elakhiwe, lisekelwe, elakhiwe (oh, thina)
Sakhiwe kulo lolidwala (oh, Nkos' yam')
Idwala laphakade (oh, thina, siyibandla bazalwane)
Siyibandla elakhiwe, lisekelwe, elakhiwe (oh, thina)
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala
Idwala laphakade (oh, thina bazalwane siyibandla)
Siyibandla elakhiwe, lisekelwe, elakhiwe
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala (thank you, Jesus, we are built for the rock)
Idwala laphakade (oh, thina siyibandla elimile)
Siyibandla elimile, lisekelwe, liqinile (thina)
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala (oh, Jes' wam)
Idwala laphakade (oh, thina siyibandla bazalwane)
Siyibandla elimile, lisekelwe, liqinile (thina)
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala (woza bafana, woza bafana)
Idwala laphakade
♪
(Abafana bevangeli, ah, Jesus)
(Amasango esihogo wona)
Amasango esihogo angeke asinqobe (ngoba thina)
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala (the gates of hell shall not prevail)
Idwala laphakade (amasango esihogo wona, wona)
Amasango esihogo angeke asinqobe (angeke aphumelele, ngoba thina)
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala
Idwala laphakade (amasango esihogo wona)
Amasango esihogo angeke asinqobe (ngoba thina)
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala
Idwala laphakade (uwo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo)
Wo-wo-wo-wo, wo-wo-wo-wo
Wo-wo-wo-wo-wo
Wo-wo, wo, wo-wo, wo-wo-wo-wo (Jesus)
Wo-wo-wo, wo-wo-wo-wo (eyi, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo)
Wo-wo-wo-wo, wo-wo-wo-wo
Wo-wo-wo-wo-wo (wo-wo)
Wo-wo, wo, wo-wo (oh, Jesus), wo-wo-wo-wo
Wo-wo-wo, wo-wo-wo-wo (ngoba thina sakhiwe)
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala
Idwala laphakade (thina, sina, nina sakhiwe)
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala
Idwala laphakade (ngoba thina sakhiwe, sakhiwe)
Sakhiwe kulo lon' idwala
Idwala laphakade