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Come, O God, Abide Among Us

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Author: Sylvester Mbulamagyo

(no biographical information available about Sylvester Mbulamagyo.) Go to person page >

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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Text Information

First Line: Come, O God, abide among us day by day
Title: Come, O God, Abide Among Us
Author: Sylvester Mbulamagyo
Translator: Howard S. Olson
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Praises let us render always
Copyright: English text © 1977 Augsburg Publishing House.
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Set Free #20

Set Free #20
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