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| Text: | Kum ba Yah (Come by Here) |
| Tune: | DESMOND |
| Harmonizer: | Carlton R. Young, 1926- |
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.
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!
2 Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!
3 Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!
4 Someone’s weeping, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s weeping, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s weeping, Lord, kum ba yah.
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!
5 Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Oh, 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.
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah |
| Title: | Kum ba Yah (Come by Here) |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1993 |
| Topic: | Service Music: Responses, Rounds, and Chants; Healing and Comfort; Intergenerational (1 more...) |
| Source: | African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | DESMOND |
| Harmonizer: | Carlton R. Young, 1926- |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Key: | C Major |
| Source: | African American spiritual |
| Copyright: | Harm. © 1989 The United Methodist PUblishing House |
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