Text:Kum ba Yah
Tune:KUM BA YAH

338. Kum ba Yah

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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 crying, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah!
Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah!
O Lord, kum ba yah!

3 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!

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!

Text Information
First Line: Kum ba Yah, my Lord, kum ba yah!
Title: Kum ba Yah
Meter: 8.8.8.5
Language: English
Publication Date: 1990
Source: African-American spiritual
Tune Information
Name: KUM BA YAH
Meter: 8.8.8.5
Key: D Major
Source: African melody



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