Songs for Life ‎#53

53. 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 singing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah.
O Lord, kum ba yah.

3 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.

4 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.

5 Someone's hungry, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's hungry, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's hungry, Lord, kum ba yah.
O Lord, kum ba yah.

6 Someone’s hurting, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's hungry, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's hungry, Lord, kum ba yah.
O Lord, kum ba yah.

7 Someone’s dying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s dying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s dying, Lord, kum ba yah.
O Lord, kum ba yah.

8 Someone’s lonely, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s lonely, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone’s lonely, Lord, kum ba yah.
O Lord, kum ba yah.

[Kum ba ya means "Come by here."]

Text Information

• First Line: Kum ba yah, my Lord
• Title: Kum Ba Yah
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Romans 8:26
• Topic: Meeting with God's People: Prayer; African-American
• Source: African-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: [Kum ba yah, my Lord]
• Arranger: Norma de Waal Malefyt (1992)
• Key: C Major
• Source: African-American spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. © 1994, CRC Publications