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Text:Nkosi! Nkosi! (Lord, Have Mercy)
Tune:[Nkosi! Nkosi]
Composer:Mziwamadoda Joseph Singiswa
Transcriber:David Dargie

22. Nkosi! Nkosi! (Lord, Have Mercy)

Nkosi! Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi.
Nkosi! Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi.
Krestu! Krestu, yiba nenceba kuthi.
Krestu! Krestu, yiba nenceba kuthi.
Nkosi! Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi.
Nkosi! Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi.

Lord, have mercy, oh Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy, oh Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy, oh Christ, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy, oh Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy, oh Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy, oh Lord, have mercy on us.

Text Information
First Line: Nkosi! Nkosi (Lord, have mercy)
Title: Nkosi! Nkosi! (Lord, Have Mercy)
Zulu Title: Nkosi Nkosi
Language: English
Publication Date: 1999
Topic: Prayer and Petition
Source: Traditional
Place of Origin: South Africa
Tune Information
Name: [Nkosi! Nkosi]
Composer: Mziwamadoda Joseph Singiswa
Transcriber: David Dargie
Key: D Major
Copyright: © 1983 David Adrgie, Administered by Choristers Guild



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