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Fambanyiwo, Majoni

Representative Text

1 Fambanyiwo, majoni, a Mwari wedu imwi,
Musatye mhandu dzenyu, hadzina simba, kwete;
Tinozokunda kwazvo panyika kwese kwese,
Masimba ake, Jesu, haachazokundwiba.

2 Fambanyiwo vatendi, vaMwari wedu imwi,
Hamuna simba mwega, musazvikudze zvenyu;
Mupfeke nhumbi dzese ozaMwari wakanaka,
Muende kune basa, muite vanhu imwi.

3 Fambanyiwo vatsvene, munyika dzese dzese,
Mushumaire izwi raJesu Tenzi wedu;
Mukundi uchapiwa chiremba cheupenyu,
Anozowona Jesu atonge naye iyo.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15363

Author: S. Baring-Gould

Baring-Gould, Sabine, M.A., eldest son of Mr. Edward Baring-Gould, of Lew Trenchard, Devon, b. at Exeter, Jan. 28, 1834, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, B.A. 1857, M.A. 1860. Taking Holy Orders in 1864, he held the curacy of Horbury, near Wakefield, until 1867, when he was preferred to the incumbency of Dalton, Yorks. In 1871 he became rector of East Mersea, Essex, and in 1881 rector of Lew Trenchard, Devon. His works are numerous, the most important of which are, Lives of the Saints, 15 vols., 1872-77; Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, 2 series, 1866-68; The Origin and Development of Religious Belief, 2 vols., 1869-1870; and various volumes of sermons. His hymns, original and translated, appeared in the Church Times; Hymns Ancien… 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: Fambanyiwo, majoni, a Mwari wedu imwi
Title: Fambanyiwo, Majoni
English Title: Onward, Christian soldiers
Author: S. Baring-Gould
Translator: Anonymous
Meter: 11.11.11 D
Language: Shona
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ST. GERTRUDE

The popularity of this hymn is partly due to ST. GERTRUDE, the marching tune that Arthur S. Sullivan (PHH 46) composed for this text. The tune was published in the Musical Times of December 1871 in an advertisement for Joseph Barnby's (PHH 438) forthcoming Hymnary, which published both text and tune…

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #15363
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