Asian American Songs ‎#3J

3J. In This World Abound Scrolls of Wisdom

Text Information

• First Line: In this world abound
• Title: In This World Abound Scrolls of Wisdom
• Japanese Title: Yo no naka ni fumi chō fumi wa o-o keredo
• Author: Sachirō Yuya (before 1903, alt.)
• Translator: Esther Hibbard (1962)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1980
• Scripture:
  2 Timothy 3:14-17
  ;
  John 17:17
  ;
  Jeremiah 9:23-24
  ;
  1 Corinthians 2:12-13

Tune Information

• Name: MŌSŌ
• Harmonizer: Kazu Nakaseko (1963)
• Key: a minor or modal
• Source: Old Japanese Melody of Chinese origin; As adapted in "Sambika," 1954