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DESMOND

Meter: 8.8.8.5 Appears in 60 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Marvin V. Frey; Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13555 66513 55543 Used With Text: Come By Here, My Lord
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에 기 오 소 서 (Kum Ba Yah (Come by Here))

Meter: Irregular Appears in 43 hymnals First Line: 에 기 오 소 서 (Kum ba yah, my Lord) Topics: 기 도; Children's Choir Selection; Hope; Prayer; Service Music Invitation to Prayer; Trust and Assurance; 어린이합창 곡; 기도 로의부름; 신 뢰 와 확신 Used With Tune: DESMOND Text Sources: African American spiritual
에 기 오 소 서 (Kum Ba Yah (Come by Here))
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Come by Here (Kum bah-ya)

Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Come by here Lord Lyrics: 1 Come by here Lord, come by here, Come by here Lord, come by here, Come by here Lord, come by here, O Lord, come by here. 2 Someone needs you Lord, come by here, Someone needs you Lord, come by here, Someone needs you Lord, come by here, O Lord, come by here. 3 Send a blessing Lord, come by here, Send a blessing Lord, come by here, Send a blessing Lord, come by here, O Lord, come by here. Topics: Hymns and Songs Prayer Used With Tune: [Come by here Lord] Text Sources: Traditional
Come by Here (Kum bah-ya)
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Praise the Lord our God, praise the Lord

Author: Richard Bewes Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord our God, praise the Lord; praise him from the heights, praise the Lord; praise him, angel throngs, praise the Lord — praise God, all his host! 2 Praise him, sun and moon, all the stars; praise him, sky and clouds, wind and rain; let them praise his name, works of God — all creatures, praise the Lord! 3 Praise him, wind and storm, mountains steep; praise him, fruitful trees, cedars tall; beasts and cattle herds, birds that fly — all creatures, praise the Lord! 4 Kings of earth must praise, rulers all; All young men and girls, praise the Lord; old men, children small, praise the Lord — all people, praise the Lord! Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: KUM BA YAH
Praise the Lord our God, praise the Lord

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Kum Ba Yah

Hymnal: Songs for Life #53 (1995) First Line: Kum ba yah, my Lord Lyrics: 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 singing, Lord, kum ba yah. Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah. Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah. O Lord, kum ba yah. 3 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. 4 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. 5 Someone's hungry, Lord, kum ba yah. Someone's hungry, Lord, kum ba yah. Someone's hungry, Lord, kum ba yah. O Lord, kum ba yah. 6 Someone’s hurting, Lord, kum ba yah. Someone's hungry, Lord, kum ba yah. Someone's hungry, Lord, kum ba yah. O Lord, kum ba yah. 7 Someone’s dying, Lord, kum ba yah. Someone’s dying, Lord, kum ba yah. Someone’s dying, Lord, kum ba yah. O Lord, kum ba yah. 8 Someone’s lonely, Lord, kum ba yah. Someone’s lonely, Lord, kum ba yah. Someone’s lonely, Lord, kum ba yah. O Lord, kum ba yah. [Kum ba ya means "Come by here."] Topics: Meeting with God's People Prayer; African-American Scripture: Romans 8:26 Languages: English Tune Title: [Kum ba yah, my Lord]
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Kum ba Yah (Come by Here)

Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #401 (1993) Meter: Irregular First Line: Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah Lyrics: 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! Topics: Service Music Responses, Rounds, and Chants; Healing and Comfort; Intergenerational; Prayer and Meditation Languages: English Tune Title: DESMOND
Kum ba Yah (Come by Here)
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Kum Ba Yah

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3552 First Line: Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah Lyrics: 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 laughing, Lord, kum ba yah! Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah! Someone’s laughing, Lord, kum ba yah! O Lord, kum ba yah! 3. 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! 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! 5. 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! 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! O Lord, kum ba yah! Languages: English Tune Title: [Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah]
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Anonymous

Author of "Kum Ba Yah" in The Cyber Hymnal 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.
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Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

b. 1953 Person Name: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Arranger of "DESMOND" in African American Heritage Hymnal Evelyn Simpson Curenton (born 1953) is a leading African-American composer, pianist, organist, and vocalist. Simpson Curenton began piano lessons at age 5, began to perform with the Singing Simpsons of Philadelphia, a family group, and earned a B.M., Music Education and Voice from Temple University. She has been commissioned to write works for the American Guild of Organists, George Shirley, the late Duke Ellington, and her sister, the late Joy Simpson, arranged music for Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, and the Porgy and Bess Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera, and has performed with musical organizations such as Philadelphia's National Opera Ebony (later renamed Opera North). Based in the Washington, D.C., area, Curenton is Music Director of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Men and Women of the Gospel and an associate of the Smithsonian Institution. She has given lectures and participated in workshops on early 18th-century black religious music and the music of African-Americans during the Civil Rights era. --en.wikipedia.org
Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

Joe E. Parks

Arranger of "[Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah]" in Sing 'N' Praise Hymnal
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Small Church Music

Editors: J. E. Seddon Description: History The SmallChurchMusic site was launched in 2006, growing out of the requests from those struggling to provide suitable music for their services and meetings. Rev. Clyde McLennan was ordained in mid 1960’s and was a pastor in many small Australian country areas, and therefore was acutely aware of this music problem. Having also been trained as a Pipe Organist, recordings on site (which are a subset of the smallchurchmusic.com site) are all actually played by Clyde, and also include piano and piano with organ versions. About the Recordings All recordings are in MP3 format. Churches all around the world use the recordings, with downloads averaging over 60,000 per month. The recordings normally have an introduction, several verses and a slowdown on the last verse. Users are encouraged to use software: Audacity (http://www.audacityteam.org) or Song Surgeon (http://songsurgeon.com) to adjust the MP3 number of verses, tempo and pitch to suit their local needs. Mobile App We have partnered with the developer of the popular NetTracks mobile app to offer the Small Church Music collection as a convenient mobile app. Experience the beloved Small Church Music collection through this iOS app featuring nearly 10,000 high-quality hymn recordings that can be organized into custom setlists and downloaded for offline use—ideal for worship services without musicians, congregational practice, and personal devotion. The app requires a small fee to cover maintenance costs. Please note: While Hymnary.org hosts this music collection, technical support for the app is provided exclusively by the app developer, not by Hymnary.org staff. LicensingCopyright notice: Rev. Clyde McLennan, performer in this collection, has assigned his performer rights in this collection to Hymnary.org. Non-commercial use of these recordings is permitted. For permission to use them for any other purposes, please contact manager@hymnary.org. Home/Music(smallchurchmusic.com) List SongsAlphabetically List Songsby Meter List Songs byTune Name About  
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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary

Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
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