The United Methodist Hymnal ‎#494

494. Kum Ba Yah (Come By Here)

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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.
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!

2 Someone's praying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's praying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's praying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Oh,, Lord, kum ba yah!

3 Someone's crying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's crying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's crying, Lord, kum ba yah.
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!

4 Someone needs you, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone needs you, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone needs you, Lord, kum ba yah.
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!

5 Someone's singing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's singing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Someone's singing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!

6 Let us praise the Lord, kum ba yah.
Let us praise the Lord, kum ba yah.
Let us praise the Lord, kum ba yah.
Oh, Lord, kum ba yah!

Text Information

• First Line: Kum ba yah, my Lord
• Title: Kum Ba Yah (Come By Here)
• Meter: Irr.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace: Prayer, Trust, Hope; Children's Choir Selections; Hope; Jesus Christ: Presence; Service Music: Invitation to Prayer
• Source: Afro-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: DESMOND
• Harmonizer: Carlton R. Young (1988)
• Meter: Irr.
• Key: C Major
• Source: Afro-American spiritual
• Copyright: Harm. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House