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Author: John L. Bell (b. 1949); Bernard Kyamanywa (b. 1938) Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Appears in 4 hymnals Hymnal Title: Ancient and Modern Topics: Angels; Children and All-Age Worship; Church Year Easter; Easter; Evangelism; Forgiveness; Praise; The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year A; The Second Sunday of Easter Year A; The Second Sunday of Easter Year C; World-church songs Scripture: Luke 24:1-8 Used With Tune: MFURAHINI HALELUYA

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MFURAHINI HALELUYA

Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Appears in 31 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John L. Bell, b. 1949 Hymnal Title: Singing the Faith Tune Sources: Haya (Tanzanian) traditional melody Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 55511 32212 34317 Used With Text: Come, let us worship him

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Jesus is risen, alleluia!

Author: John L. Bell (b. 1949); Bernard Kyamanywa (b. 1938) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #206 (2013) Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Hymnal Title: Ancient and Modern Topics: Angels; Children and All-Age Worship; Church Year Easter; Easter; Evangelism; Forgiveness; Praise; The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year A; The Second Sunday of Easter Year A; The Second Sunday of Easter Year C; World-church songs Scripture: Luke 24:1-8 Languages: English Tune Title: MFURAHINI HALELUYA

Come, let us worship him, endlessly sing

Author: Bernard Kyamanywa; John L. Bell (b. 1949) Hymnal: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #409 (2005) Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Hymnal Title: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) First Line: Jesus is risen, alleluia! Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Resurrection and Exaltation; Christian Year Easter Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13 Languages: English Tune Title: MFURAHINI HALELUYA

Come, let us worship him, endlessly sing

Author: Bernard Kyamanywa; John L. Bell (b. 1949) Hymnal: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #409 (2008) Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Hymnal Title: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise First Line: Jesus is risen, alleluia! Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Resurrection and Exaltation; Christian Year Easter Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13 Languages: English Tune Title: MFURAHINI HALELUYA

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John L. Bell

b. 1949 Person Name: John L. Bell (b. 1949) Hymnal Title: Ancient and Modern Author (English version) of "Jesus is risen, alleluia!" in Ancient and Modern John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditions of hymnody that began to address concerns missing from the current Scottish hymnal: "I discovered that seldom did our hymns represent the plight of poor people to God. There was nothing that dealt with unemployment, nothing that dealt with living in a multicultural society and feeling disenfranchised. There was nothing about child abuse…,that reflected concern for the developing world, nothing that helped see ourselves as brothers and sisters to those who are suffering from poverty or persecution." [from an interview in Reformed Worship (March 1993)] That concern not only led to writing many songs, but increasingly to introducing them internationally in many conferences, while also gathering songs from around the world. He was convener for the fourth edition of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (2005), a very different collection from the previous 1973 edition. His books, The Singing Thing and The Singing Thing Too, as well as the many collections of songs and worship resources produced by John Bell—some together with other members of the Iona Community’s “Wild Goose Resource Group,” —are available in North America from GIA Publications. Emily Brink

Bernard Kyamanywa

1938 - 2021 Person Name: Bernard Kyamanywa (b. 1938) Hymnal Title: Ancient and Modern Author of "Jesus is risen, alleluia!" in Ancient and Modern “Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia” comes to us from African Lutheranism. Rev. Bernard Kyamanywa wrote the original Swahili text while he was in seminary in Tanzania. He wrote it in a very African style, envisioning a story-teller and congregation responding; the story- teller presents the simple story of the Easter Gospel, and the congregation responds with the refrain. (Although it can be sung in unison.) --stjohnschicago.org