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Abdiin Koo Kan Ijjarame

Representative Text

1 Abdiin koo kan ijaarame dhiiga Yesuusiif tola isaan
Isa malee hin abdadhu maqaasaattis nan-hirkadha.

Buufata:
Yesuus koo irra nan-dhaabadha
Lafti biraa na dhidhidhimsa
Lafti biraa na dhidhimsa.

2 Dukkana fi yoon arguu dhabee ayyaana isaan amanaa
Karaan koo yoo natti cimee jabaadhee isan qabadha. [Buufata]

3 Abdiin isaa fi kakuun isaa anaaf lola badiisa na oolcha
Lubbuu koo yeroo dadhabdu inni abdii koo naa ta’a. [Buufata]

4 Yammuu dhufuu maalakataan isa keessattan argama
Tola isaatiin aguugamee teesso isaa duran dhaabadha. [Buufata]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15124

Author: Edward Mote

Mote, Edward, was born in Upper Thames Street, London, Jan. 21, 1797. Through the preaching of the Rev. J. Hyatt, of Tottenham Court Road Chapel, he underwent a great spiritual change; and ultimately he became a Baptist minister. For the last 26 years of his life he was pastor at Horsham, Sussex, where he died Nov. 13, 1874. Mr. Mote published several small pamphlets; and also:- Hymns of Praise. A New Selection of Gospel Hymns, combining all the Excellencies of our spiritual Poets, with many Originals. By E. Mote. London. J. Nichols, 1836. The Originals number nearly 100. Concerning the authorship of one of these original hymns much uncertainty has existed. The hymn is:— 1. Nor earth, nor hell my soul can move. [Jesus All in All.… Go to person page >

Translator: Anonymous

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. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Abdiin koo kan ijaarame dhiiga Yesuusiif tola isaan
Title: Abdiin Koo Kan Ijjarame
English Title: My hope is built on nothing less
Author: Edward Mote
Translator: Anonymous
Language: Oromo
Refrain First Line: Yesuus koo irra nan-dhaabadha
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

SOLID ROCK

The Sunday school hymn writer William B. Bradbury (PHH 114) composed SOLID ROCK in 1863 for Edward Mote's "My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less." The tune name derives from that song's refrain: "On Christ, the solid rock, I stand. . . .” Bradbury published SOLID ROCK in his 1864 children's collection…

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