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Know that God is good

Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Mungu ni mwema (Know that God is good)

MUNGU NI MWEMA

Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Anonymous; John L. Bell, b. 1949 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 13222 22433 33354 Used With Text: Mungu ni mwema (Know that God Is Good)

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Know That God Is Good (Mungu ni mwema)

Hymnal: Glory to God #659 (2013) Meter: 5.5.5.3.3 Lyrics: ENGLISH: 1 Know that God is good. Know that God is good. Know that God is good; God is good; God is good. 2 Halle, hallelujah. Halle, hallelujah. Halle, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. SHONA: Mungu ni mwema. Mungu ni mwema. Mungu ni mwema, ni mwema, ni mwema. Topics: Assurance; Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 34:8 Languages: English; Shona Tune Title: MUNGU NI MWEMA

Mungu ni Mwema (Know That God Is Good)

Author: David Fines Hymnal: Sing a New Creation #125 (2022) First Line: Mungu ni mwema Topics: Acclamations; Prayer Responses; Sending; Trust Scripture: Mark 5:21-43 Languages: English; French; Shona Tune Title: [Mungu ni Mwema]

Know That God Is Good / Mungu Ni Mwema

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #461 (2012) First Line: Know that God is good (Mungu ni mwema) Lyrics: ENGLISH: Know that God is good. Know that God is good. Know that God is good, God is good, God is good. Refrain: Halle, hallelujah. Halle, hallelujah. Halle, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. SWAHILI: Mungu ni mwema. Mungu ni mwema. Mungu ni mwema, ni mwema. AFRICAN PHONETICS: Moon-goo nee mway-mah. Topics: African Hymns; Children's Hymns; Faithfulness of God; Praise; Providence; Worship and Adoration Languages: English Tune Title: [Know that God is good (Mungu ni mwema)]

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Anonymous

Author of "Know That God Is Good / Mungu Ni Mwema" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

John L. Bell

b. 1949 Person Name: John L. Bell, b.1949 Arranger of "[Know that God is good (Mungu ni mwema)]" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditions of hymnody that began to address concerns missing from the current Scottish hymnal: "I discovered that seldom did our hymns represent the plight of poor people to God. There was nothing that dealt with unemployment, nothing that dealt with living in a multicultural society and feeling disenfranchised. There was nothing about child abuse…,that reflected concern for the developing world, nothing that helped see ourselves as brothers and sisters to those who are suffering from poverty or persecution." [from an interview in Reformed Worship (March 1993)] That concern not only led to writing many songs, but increasingly to introducing them internationally in many conferences, while also gathering songs from around the world. He was convener for the fourth edition of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (2005), a very different collection from the previous 1973 edition. His books, The Singing Thing and The Singing Thing Too, as well as the many collections of songs and worship resources produced by John Bell—some together with other members of the Iona Community’s “Wild Goose Resource Group,” —are available in North America from GIA Publications. Emily Brink