I HAIPULE NOU E IESU

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I haipule nou, e Iesu, ma ku'u pu'uwai

Translator: Edward Kahale, 1891-
Tune: [Lord, I want to be a Christian]
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Translator: Edward Kahale, 1891-

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First Line:	I haipule nou, e Iesu, ma ku'u pu'uwai
Title:	I HAIPULE NOU E IESU
English Title:	Lord, I Want To Be A Christian
Translator:	Edward Kahale, 1891-
Source:	Negro Spiritual
Language:	Hawaiian
Publication Date:	1972
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1972.

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[Lord, I want to be a Christian]

Both text and tune were first published in Folk Songs of the American Negro (1907), compiled by brothers Frederick Work and John W. Work, Jr. (PHH 476). This music is an example of the slow, sustained, long-phrased tune found in a number of African American spirituals. In the manner of many such spi…

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