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Hata Hapa
“Hata Hapa” is track 6 on Rob Matare's African Gospel album Amen Anyway, released November 3, 2026. Praise before the answer arrives. African gospel for midnight prayers and Sunday mornings, from "New Mercies" to the Swahili testimony "Bwana Ni Mwaminifu" and the Zulu thanksgiving "Ngiyabonga Ngabo".
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“Hata Hapa” lyrics
Wewe uko nami
Sikufika nilipotarajia
Sikuwa na jibu nililotaka
Nilikaa kwenye kituo
Nikiwa nimechoka sana
Mgeni akasogeza mzigo
Akanipa mahali pa kukaa
Nikakumbuka kuna wema
Hata siku isipoenda sawa
Hata hapa
Wewe uko nami
Hata hapa
Nina sababu ya kukusifu
Niliporudi nyumbani
Nilimkuta jirani mlangoni
Alitaka mtu wa kumsikia
Mimi nikasema, "Karibu"
Sikutatua kila tatizo
Tulizungumza mpaka jioni
Niligundua nikiwa naye
Bado nina cha kutoa
Hata hapa
Wewe uko nami
Hata hapa
Nina sababu ya kukusifu
Kwa pumzi hii
Ninakushukuru
Kwa rafiki huyu
Ninakushukuru
Kwa nafasi nyingine
Ninakushukuru
Hata leo
Ninakushukuru
Hata hapa
Wewe uko nami
Hata hapa
Nina sababu ya kukusifu
Hata hapa
Wewe uko nami
Hata hapa
Nina sababu ya kukusifu
Sitasubiri kila kitu kiwe sawa
Nianze kukushukuru
Hata hapa
Wewe uko nami
Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.
More from Amen Anyway
- 1New Mercies3:09
- 2Amen Anyway3:25
- 3Sunday Shoes Dancing3:16
- 4Clap Your Burden Down3:36
- 5Still Got My Praise2:26
- 7Pardon D'abord2:58
- 8One More Sunrise3:25
- 9Bring the Glory Round4:43
- 10Joy Come Early4:07
- 11Red Dust4:06
- 12One Pulse3:20
- 13Come Through the Crowd5:09
- 14Leave a Little Mess2:26
- 15Born Again in You3:18
- 16The Art of Staying3:17
- 17THE ROPE STILL HOLDS3:08
- 18Bwana Ni Mwaminifu4:06
- 19Ngiyabonga Ngabo4:06
- 20Umoya Wakho3:35
- 21Mercy Beat Me Home4:50
- 22Set Me Down Gently6:16
- 23Benediction Road5:42
- 24Hum Me Home4:44