642. Heleluyan, We Are Singing
Text Information |
First Line: |
Christians everywhere shall sing now and always |
Title: |
Heleluyan, We Are Singing |
Author (English verses): |
Brian Wren (2008) |
Refrain First Line: |
Heleluyan, we are singing |
Meter: |
Irregular |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
; ; |
Topic: |
Adoration; Community in Christ; Gathering; Praise (1 more...) |
Source: |
Muskogee (Creek) hymn |
Copyright: |
English Vers. © 2008 General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGMusik |
Tune Information |
Name: |
HELELUYAN |
Transcriber: |
Carlton R. Young (2008) |
Meter: |
Irregular |
Key: |
E♭ Major |
Source: |
Muskogee (Creek) melody |
Copyright: |
Music Trancr. © 2008 General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGMusik |
Text Information:This Muscogee hymn is a Trail of Tears song, a testimony that their Christian faith was more powerful than their mistreatment by those who took away their ancestral homelands. Revered and cherished, it remains the most popular Muscogee hymn sung in churches in Oklahoma.