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Set Free: a collection of African hymns

Editor: Howard S. Olson
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, 1993
Language: Swahili; English
Notes: Numbers refer to page numbers.
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3Christ the Savior has appearedAMEKUJA MWOKOZI
4Who is he? Christ the Savior, none more holyNI NANI? NI MWOKOZI WA DUNIA
5Hush, little Jesus boy, Alleluia (Yesu, ulale, Haleluya)YESU ULALE
6Come singing, come singingSIFUNI
8Oh, what sorrow! Christ the Savior has been buried (Ni huzuni, Yesu amekufa kweli)NI HUZINI, NI FURAHA
10Christ has arisen, Alleluia!MFURAHINI, HALELUYA
12Our Savior has arisen (Yesu amefufuka)YESU AMEFUFUKA
14Oh, brothers, let us follow him (Akina, baba tumwendee)YESU, YESU AMEFUFUKA
16Gracious Spirit, heed our pleading (Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema)NJOO KWETU, ROHO MWEMA
18Christ the Lord ascended to the Father, Alleluia!AMEPAA JUU MBINGUNI
19Order from chaos, Creator MightyMUNGU MTATU
20Come, O God, abide among us day by dayTWAKUOMBA, BWANA MUNGU, NJOO KWETU
22God the Father, God the Son, and God the SpiritMUNGU BABA
24When Jesus worked here on earth (Mjini kwake Nazaret')MJINI KWAKE NAZARETI
26Lord, we come before you nowLEO SIKU YA MUNGU
27Jesus gave his mandateNENO LAKE MUNGU
28Abide in me always, knowing I'm in you tooMIMI NI MZABIBU
29O God's Lamb most holyKONDOO YU TAYARI
30God's faithful provision of daily bread (Ameturuzuku, yeye pekee)SIFUNI MUNGU
32Praised be the Rock of our salvationAHIMIDIWE MWAMBA WANGU
33Shout alleluia to the Savior, our LordHALELUYA TUMWIMBIENI
34Set free, set free by God's grace (Kwa neema na pendo)KWA NEEMA NA PENDO
36When tempted to fretNI PWEKE HIVI
37Christ is the way, Christ is the truthYESU NDIYE NJIA
38The love of God Almighty can only amaze!UPENDO WAKE MWENYEZI
39To go to heaven my heart is longingKULE MBINGUNI NATAKA KWENDA
40Go tell the news to each nationTANGAZA POTE UTUME
42God made us stewards of all earth's bountyWAJIBU MWEMA
44Hear us, Abba Father, heaven is your dwellingEWE BABA YETU
45In Zion, in Zion, Lord, with you we'll abideNYUMBANI NI YERUSALEMU
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