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Text:Kum ba yah
Tune:[Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah]
Arranger:Andrew Moore

856. Kum ba yah

1 Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah,
kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah,
kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah,
O Lord, kum ba yah.

2 Someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah,
someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah,
someone’s crying, Lord, kum ba yah,
O Lord, kum ba yah.

3 Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah,
someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah,
someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah,
O Lord, kum ba yah.

4 Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah,
someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah,
someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah,
O Lord, kum ba yah.

Text Information
First Line: Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah
Title: Kum ba yah
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Topic: Advent: Children's Hymns and Songs; Suffering and Sorrow: Children's Hymns and Songs
Source: Spiritual
Tune Information
Name: [Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah]
Arranger: Andrew Moore
Key: D Major
Source: Spiritual
Copyright: Arr. © 1999 Kevin Mayhew Ltd.



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