I’m Pressing On The Upward Way
1. Ndiri kuenda kudenga,
Ndokwidza musi nomusi,
Ndichifamba, ndonamata,
Ishe ndikwidzei pashongwe.
Ndisimudzei, ngandimire
Norutendo rwokudenga,
Kuzere rudo, rufaro,
Ishe, ndikwidzei pashongwe
2. Mwoyo wangu haudise
Kutya nekukahadzika;
Vamwe vogara mazviri,
Ini ndouya kushongwe.
3. Ndingade kubva mumhute,
Ndizorore mukuyedzwa;
Pam’soro pane rugare
Rwavanogara pashongwe.
4. Ndoda kukwira pam’soro
Nyangwe nzira ine dutu
Ndichikwira, ndichaimba:
Nditungamire kushogwe.
5. Nditungamire kugomo,
Handifambe ndisinemi;
Kudenga ’ko ndotarisa,
Ndotenda ndiri pashongwe.
Charles H. Gabriel