He's Ascended into Heaven

Christ the Lord ascended to the Father, Alleluia!

Translator: Howard S. Olson; Author: Anonymous
Tune: AMEPAA JUU MBINGUNI
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Translator: Howard S. Olson

Howard Olson (b. 1922; d. 2010), longtime missionary/teacher in African, compiled a number of African songs in Set Free (Augsburg Fortress, 1993). Many were folk tunes to which Christian Swahili texts were later added. He wrote in the introduction: “In their original form these tunes wee sung with uninhibited improvisation. Consequently the form in which these songs appear in this book represents only one of several possibilities.” Sing! A New Creation Go to person page >

Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Christ the Lord ascended to the Father, Alleluia!
Title: He's Ascended into Heaven
Translator: Howard S. Olson
Author: Anonymous
Source: Atukuzwe Mungu
Refrain First Line: He's ascended, he's ascended
Copyright: English © Lutheran Theological College, Makumira, Tanzania

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Set Free #18

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