Jesús, Jesús

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Te arrodillaste a los pies

Translator: Felicia Fina; Author: Tom Colvin (1969)
Tune: CHEREPONI
Published in 5 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	COLLECTED WORKS OF JOHN CARTER, THE

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Source: El Himnario Presbiteriano #138

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Translator: Felicia Fina

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Author: 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 >

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First Line:	Te arrodillaste a los pies
Title:	Jesús, Jesús
Author:	Tom Colvin (1969)
Translator:	Felicia Fina
Meter:	Irregular with refrain
Language:	Spanish
Refrain First Line:	Jesús, Jesús, enséñame tú
Copyright:	© 1969, 1989, 1996 Hope Publishing Company

John 13:1-17
(hymns)

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Tune

CHEREPONI

CHEREPONI was originally a traditional Ghanaian love song. Colvin named the tune after the village in which he first heard it and in which he wrote his text. The traditional African performance for melodies like CHEREPONI involves a leader and a group as well as various percussion instruments and cl…

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