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Text:Psalm 79: 1-9 (A Responsorial Setting)
Author:Marvin V. Frey
Tune:KUM BA JAH
Arranger:Bethany Vrieland
Composer:Marvin V. Frey

79A. Psalm 79: 1-9 (A Responsorial Setting)

Text Information
First Line: Someone's crying Lord, kum ba yah
Title: Psalm 79: 1-9 (A Responsorial Setting)
Author: Marvin V. Frey
Meter: 8.8.8.5
Publication Date: 2012
Scripture:
Topic: Biblical Names and Places: Israel; Biblical Names and Places: Jacob; Biblical Names and Places: Jerusalem (7 more...)
Source: Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Psalm text)
Copyright: Refrain © 1977 Marvin V. Frey; Psalm text © 2006 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, admin. Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Notes: Responsorial refrain to reading of Psalm 79. Tone included for chanting. The same refrain text may be sung throughout the chanting or reading of the psalm, or various stanzas may be improvised (Someone’s praying . . . Someone’s singing . . .).
Tune Information
Name: KUM BA JAH
Composer: Marvin V. Frey
Arranger: Bethany Vrieland
Meter: 8.8.8.5
Copyright: Refrain and arr. © 1977, 2011 Marvin V. Frey; Tone © 2011 Faith Alive Christian Resouces



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