To Go to Heaven

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Author: Ndilivako Ndelwa

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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 >

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First Line: To go to heaven my heart is longing
Title: To Go to Heaven
Author: Ndilivako Ndelwa
Translator: Howard S. Olson
Language: English
Refrain First Line: The way is Jesus
Copyright: © 1977 Howard S. Olson

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Hymnal #513

Set Free #39

This Far By Faith #181

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