I recently had the privilege and good fortune (free tickets!) of seeing the Soweto Gospel Choir perform. I can’t find sufficient words to explain how uplifting I found the entire performance — what was supposed to be a great gospel choir experience became food for my soul instead. So I splurged on Amazon and picked up their Grammy Award-winning album Blessed. Indeed I have been blessed by their music, in particular a song called “Joko Yahao”. The song is sung in Sotho, so I looked up the lyrics and found the words matched the music exactly.

JOKO YAHAO (“Your Burden is Light”)

Your burden is light
It lifts my heart
My belief is my shield
That saves me from death
I have found happiness
In the Lord’s way
Enemies have scattered
He has defeated them for me
I’ll wait with expectation
And trust in Heaven
When I’m tired, the Lord will carry me