Twansufu Mungu

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1 Twamsifu Mungu kwa Mwana wa pendo
Aliyetufia na kupaa juu.

Refrain:
Aleluya! Usifiwe;
Aleluya! Amin.
Aleluya! Usifiwe;
utubariki

2 Twamsifu Mungu kwa Roho Mtukufu,
Ametufunula Mwokozi wetu. [Refrain]

3 Twamsifu Mwana, aliyetufia,
Aliyetwaa dhambi akazifuta. [Refrain]

4 Twamsifu Mungu wa neema yoge,
Ametukomboa akatuongoza. [Refrain]

5 Tuamshe tena, tujaze na pendo,
Na moyoni uwashe moto wa Roho. [Refrain]

Source: Nyimbo Za Imani Yetu #13

Author: W. P. Mackay

Mackay, William Paton, M.D., was born at Montrose, May 13, 1839, and educated at the University of Edinburgh. After following his medical profession for a time, he became minister of Prospect Street Presbyterian Church, Hull, in 1868, and died from an accident, at Portree, Aug. 22, 1885. Seventeen of his hymns are in W. Reid's Praise Book, 1872. Of these the best known is "We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love" (Praise to God), written 1863, recast 1867. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907)… Go to person page >

Translator: 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: Twamsifu Mungu kwa Mwana wa pendo
Title: Twansufu Mungu
English Title: We praise thee, O God, for the Son of thy love
Author: W. P. Mackay
Translator: Anonymous
Language: Swahili
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

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The common attribution to John J. Husband is based on a brief resemblance to his tune ST. STEPHEN'S, first published in Psalmodia Evangelica, vol. 2 (1789), but the resemblance only extends to the first two measures. These tunes should not be regarded as the same. This gospel/revival tune was writte…

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