Kreinawe

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Brothers, hear, sisters hear, hear you all

Author: D. T. Niles
Tune: KREINAWE
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: D. T. Niles

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	Brothers, hear, sisters hear, hear you all
Title:	Kreinawe
Author:	D. T. Niles
Refrain First Line:	Kreinawe, Kreinawe, Kreinawe
Publication Date:	1963
Notes:	This is a "spiritual" sung in Sumba, Indonesia. "Kreinawe--Ole wo" meaning, "Alas to us--O ye brothers", is the congregational response to the words of the story teller which are the verses.
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1963.