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| 3551 | The Cyber Hymnal#3552 | 3553 |
| Text: | Kum Ba Yah |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| Tune: | [Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah] |
| Composer: | Anonymous |
| Media: | MIDI file |
1. Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!
2. Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!
3. Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!
4. Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!
5. Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!
6. Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah |
| Title: | Kum Ba Yah |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| Language: | English |
| Source: | African-American spiritual |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Notes: | This is an old Boy Scout favorite, often sung around the evening campfire. Kum ba yah means "Come by here." |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah] |
| Composer: | Anonymous |
| Incipit: | 13555 66513 55543 |
| Key: | D Major |
| Source: | African-American spiritual |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Media | |
|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat image: |  Adobe Acrobat image(Cyber Hymnal) |
| MIDI file: |  MIDI File(Cyber Hymnal) |
| Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer score (Cyber Hymnal) |
| XML score: | XML score |
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