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Appears in 38 hymnals Scripture: Romans 8:26 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 Used With Tune: [Kum ba yah, my Lord] Text Sources: African-American spiritual
Kum Ba Yah