what a friend we have in jesus kikuyu
Ti itherũ twĩ mũrata
Ũtahaana ta arĩa angĩ
Jesũ nĩrĩo rĩtwa rĩake
Nowe mũtũhoeri
Kaĩ ũhoro ũcio naguo
Nĩguo wa magegania
Atĩ tũngĩhoya Ngai
Ndangĩrega kũũigua
Rĩu tũtĩraga nĩkĩ
Kũmwarĩria kaingĩ ma
Nĩ tũrĩkanĩre nake
Tondũ nĩguo endaga
Ona tũngĩmaatha guothe
Tuona ũngĩ ta ũyũ
Aca tũtikoona ũngĩ
Ũngĩtũigua ta Jesũ
O mũthenya tuona ndeto
Cia mũtino kana kĩ
Tũngĩmakio nĩ ũrirũ
Githĩ to tũmwĩre we
Arata aitũ arĩa angĩ
Rĩmwe matũmenaga
No Jesũ ndagetĩkĩra
Gũtũte nginya tene
Golden bells song what a friend we have in Jesus in Kikuyu