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Leap, leap my soul

Leap, leap my soul, leap leap, my soul

Adapter: Tom Colvin; Author: Peter Thole
Tune: DUKA, DUKA
Published in 2 hymnals

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Source: Come, Let Us Walk This Road Together: 43 songs from Africa #37
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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 >

Author: Peter Thole

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First Line: Leap, leap my soul, leap leap, my soul
Title: Leap, leap my soul
Adapter: Tom Colvin
Author: Peter Thole
Source: Inspired by Tumbuka hymn in Malawi by Peter Z. Thole
Language: English
Refrain First Line: God's Holy Son is near at hand
Copyright: © 1976, rev. © 1997 Hope Publishing Co.
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Come, Let Us Walk This Road Together #37

Come, Let Us Walk This Road Together #37
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Fill Us With Your Love #30

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