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Bless the Lord, O my soul

Bless the Lord, O my soul, Bless the Lord, O my soul, With all my life and all my powers

Author: Peter Thole; Translator: Helen Taylor; Adapter: Tom Colvin
Tune: CHINDIKA MZIMU
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Source: Come, Let Us Walk This Road Together: 43 songs from Africa #2
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Author: Peter Thole

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Translator: Helen Taylor

Taylor, Helen, daughter of Martin Taylor, was the author of The Child's Book of Homilies, N.D.; Sabbath Bells, A Series of Simple Lays for Christian Children, N.D.; and Missionary Hymns: for the Use of Children, 1846. From her Sabbath Bells, "I love that holy Scripture" (Concerning Heaven) is taken. The following are all from her Missionary Hymns, 1846:-- 1. A feather'd seed that lifted is. Value of Little Things. 2. And shall we dwell together? Concerning Heaven. 3. Father, the little offering take. Offertory. 4. There is a happy land on high. Concerning Heaven. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)  Go to person page >

Adapter: Tom Colvin

Tom Colvin (b. 1925; d. 2000) was trained as an engineer and worked in that profession in Burma and Singa­pore from 1945 to 1948. After studying theology at Trinity College, Glasgow University, he was ordained in the Church of Scotland in 1954. He served as missionary in Nyasa­land (now Malawi) from 1954 to 1958, in Ghana from 1958 to 1964, and again in Nyasa­land from 1964 to 1974. His work there included preaching, education, and community development. After completing his missionary work, Colvin became a minister in the United Reformed Church of England and served an inner-city church in London. He returned to Africa in 1984 as a development consultant to the Zimbabwe Christian Council. Colvin's writings include Christ's Work in Free… Go to person page >

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First Line: Bless the Lord, O my soul, Bless the Lord, O my soul, With all my life and all my powers
Title: Bless the Lord, O my soul
Author: Peter Thole
Translator: Helen Taylor
Adapter: Tom Colvin
Source: Chi Tumbuka
Language: English
Copyright: © 1988 by Hope Publishing Co.

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Come, Let Us Walk This Road Together #2

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