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Daa, Mala'Iku Ke Shaida

Representative Text

1 Daa, mala’iku ke shaidar
Haihuwar Yesu Mai Ceto.
Ji labarin farinciki
Wanda shi ke dominku.

Korus:
Zo, ku yi masa sujada
Shi Sarkin Sarakuna.

2 Makiyaya suna tsaron
Garkensu da daren nan.
Haske ne ya kewaye su,
Aka shaida musu ma. [Korus]

3 Masu hikima na duniya
Bar zurfin tunaninku
Nemi ceto wurin Yesu,
Kuna jin labarinsa. [Korus]

5 Sarakuna, talakawa
Malamai, almajirai
Mazaje da mata duka,
Tsofaffi da jarirai. [Korus]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #14138

Author: James Montgomery

James Montgomery (b. Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1771; d. Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 1854), the son of Moravian parents who died on a West Indies mission field while he was in boarding school, Montgomery inherited a strong religious bent, a passion for missions, and an independent mind. He was editor of the Sheffield Iris (1796-1827), a newspaper that sometimes espoused radical causes. Montgomery was imprisoned briefly when he printed a song that celebrated the fall of the Bastille and again when he described a riot in Sheffield that reflected unfavorably on a military commander. He also protested against slavery, the lot of boy chimney sweeps, and lotteries. Associated with Christians of various persuasions, Montgomery supported missio… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Daa, mala’iku ke shaidar
Title: Daa, Mala'Iku Ke Shaida
English Title: Angels from the realms of glory
Author: James Montgomery (1816)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
Language: Hausa
Refrain First Line: Zo, ku yi masa sujada
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

REGENT SQUARE (Smart)

Henry T. Smart (PHH 233) composed REGENT SQUARE for the Horatius Bonar (PHH 260) doxology "Glory be to God the Father." The tune was first published in the English Presbyterian Church's Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), of which Smart was music editor. Because the text editor of that hymna…

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #14138
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