Now Shall My Inward Joys Arise

AFRICA

Now shall my inward joys arise

And burst into a song

Almighty love inspires my heart

And pleasure tunes my tongue

God on his thirsty Zion’s hill

Some mercy drops has thrown

And solemn oaths have bound his love

To show’r salvation down

Why do we then indulge our fears

Suspicions and complaints

Is he a god and shall his grace

Grow weary of his saints

ASIKHATALI

Asikhatali noma si boshwa

Sizimisel’ inkululeko

Unzima lomthwalo

Ufuna madoda

It doesn’t matter if you should jail us

We are free and kept alive by hope

Our struggle’s hard but vict’ry will

Restore our lands to our hands

BABETHANDAZA

Sin nje nje nje ngemi thandazo

Ngemi thandazo, ngemi thandazo

Oomama bagudala babe thandaza

Babe thandaza, babe thandaza

CAIN’T NO ONE KNOW

Cain’t no one know at sunrise

How this day is going to end

Cain’t no one know at sunset

If the next day will begin

COBB (AMERICA)

Rise, rise my soul and leave the ground

Stretch all thy thoughts abroad

And rouse up ev’ry tuneful sound

To praise th’ eternal God

O beautiful for spacious skies

For amber waves of grain

For purple mountain majesties

Above the fruited plain

America, America

God shed His grace on thee

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea

BRIGHT MORNING STARS

Bright morning stars are risin’

Day is a breakin’ in my soul

Oh, where are our dear fathers

Some are down in the valley prayin’

Oh, where are our dear mothers

Some have gone to heaven shoutin’

DANIEL SAW THE STONE

Oh, Daniel saw the stone that was

Hewed out the mountain

Oh Daniel saw the stone that came

Rollin’ thru Babylon

OhDaniel saw the stone that was

Hewed out the mountain

Came down to redeem a mighty world

Well, you meet me, Jesus, meet me

Won’t you meet me in the middle of the air

‘Cause now if these wings should fail me, lord

I wanna hitch on another pair

Well, old Daniel saw the stone oh that was hewed

Oh and Daniel saw the stone that came a

Rollin’ through Babylon

Oh Daniel saw the stone, oh that was hewed

Hewedout the mountain

Comin’ down to redeem a mighty world

OhI’m lookin’ for the stone oh that was hewed

OhI’m lookin’ for the stone that came a

Rollin’ through Babylon

I’m lookin’ for the stone, oh that was hewed

Hewed out the mountain

Comin’ down to redeem a mighty world

Early in the morning the trumpets gonna sound

The dead in Christ is gonna rise

Well if you ain’t got good religion, lord

Why, in hell you’ll open your eyes

Well, king Jesus was the stone oh that was hewed

Oh kingJesus was the that stone that came a

Rollin’ through Babylon

King Jesus was that stone, oh that was hewed

Hewed out the mountain

Comin’ down to redeem a mighty world

Well I found that stone oh that was hewed

Oh I found that stone that came a

Rollin’ through Babylon

I found that stone, oh that was hewed

Hewed out the mountain

Comin’ down to redeem a mighty world

DEEP RIVER

Deep, deep river, my home is over Jordan

Deep, deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground

O don’t you want to go to that gospel feast

That promised land where all is peace

DE NOCHE

De noche iremos de noche

Que par encontrar la fuente

Solo la sed nos alumbra

By night we hasten in darkeness

To seek for the living water

Only our thirst lights us onwards

DONE MADE MY VOW TO THE LORD

Done made my vow to the Lord

And I never will turn back

I will go, I shall go to see what the end will be

Done opened my mouth to the Lord

And I never will turn back

I will go, I shall go to see what the end will be

Sometimes I’m up, sometimes I’m down

See what the end will be

Sometimes I’m almost to the ground

See what the end will be

I’ll pray and pray and never stop

Until I reach the mountain top

If you get there before I do

Tell all my friends I’m comin’, too

FULL FATHOM FIVE

Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong

Ding dong, ding dong

Of his bones are coral made, are coral made

Those are pearls that were his eyes

Are pearls that were is eyes

Nothing of him that doth fade

But doth suffer a sea change

In to something rich and strange

Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong

Ding dong, ding dong

Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong

Ding dong, ding dong, ding dongbell

Ding dong, ding dong, dingding dong bell

DOWN TO THE RIVER TO PRAY

As I went down in the river to pray

Studyin’ about that good ol’ way

And who shall wear the starry crown

Good Lord, show me the way

O sisters, let's go down

Let's go down, come on down

O sisters, let's go down

Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray

Studyin’ about that good ol’ way

And who shall wear the robe and crown

Good Lord, show me the way

O brothers, let's go down

Let's go down, come on down

Come on brothers, let's go down

Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray

Studyin’ about that good ol’ way

And who shall wear the starry crown

Good Lord, show me the way

O fathers, let's go down

Let's go down, come on down

O fathers, let's go down

Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray

Studyin’ about that good ol’ way

And who shall wear the robe and crown

Good Lord, show me the way

O mothers, let's go down,

Come on down, don’t-cha wanna go down

Come on mothers, let's go down,

Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray

Studyin’ about that good ol’ way

And who shall wear the starry crown

Good Lord, show me the way

O sinners, let's go down

Let's go down, come on down

O sinners, let's go down

Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray

Studyin’ about that good ol’ way

And who shall wear the robe and crown

Good Lord, show me the way

ESTO LES DIGO

Esto les digo, esto les digo

Si dos de ustedes se ponen, si dos de ustedes se ponen

Se ponen en acuerdo, aqui en, en la tiera

Para pedir, para pedir, para pedir

Pedir algo enoracion, mi padre queestan en el cielo

En el cielo, en el cielo

Se lo dara, selo dara

Porque donde dos o tres, porque donde dos o tres

Se reunen en mi nombre, alli estoy yo, alli estoy yo

En medio de ellos, medio de ellos

Esto les digo, esto les digo

Esto, esto, esto les digo

FARTHEST FIELD

There is a land, high on a hill where I am going

There is a voice that calls to me

The air is sweet, the grasses wave, the wind is blowing

Away up in the farthest field

Oh, walk with me and we shall see the mysteryrevealed

When one day we wend our way up to the farthest field

The sun will rise, the sun will set across the mountains

And we will live with beauty there

The fragrant flowers, the days and hours will not becounted

And peaceful songs will fill the air

I know one day I’ll leave my home here in the valley

And climb up to that field so far

And when I’m called and counted in that final tally

I know that I will see you there

Oh my dear friends, I truly love to hear your voices

Lifted up in radiant song

Though through the years we all have made oursep’ratechoices

We’ve ended here where we belong

FEY

Fey o, sove lavi mwen, na mize mwen ye … o

Pitit mwen malad mwen kouri kay gangan

Si me lo … si li bon gangan, wa sove lavi mwen

Na mize mwen ye … o

FOR EACH CHILD THAT’S BORN

For each child that’s born a morning star rises

And sings to the universe who we are

GREAT TREES

Slowly, slowly, they return

To the small woodland let alone

Great trees, outspreading and upright

Apostles of the living light

Patient as stars, they build in air

Tier after tier a timbered choir

Stout beams upholding weightless grace

Of song, a blessing on this place

They stand in waiting all around

Uprisings of their native ground

Down comings of the distant light

They are the advent they await

Receiving sun and giving shade

Their life’s a benefaction made

And is a benediction said

Over the living and the dead

In fall their brightened leaves released

Fly down the wind and we are pleased

To walk on radiance amazed

O light come down to earth, be praised

HALLELUJAH

Ev’ry time I feel this way

This old familiar sinking

I will lay my troubles down by the water

Where the river will never run dry

… I’m gonna let myself be lifted … bye and bye

I will lay my troubles down by the water

Where the river will never run dry

It’s been said and I do believe

As you ask so shall you receive

So take from me these troubles, bring me sweet release

Where the river will never run dry

There is a river in this heart of hearts

With knowingness of my highest good

I am willing, I will do my part

Where the river will never run dry

HAIL SMILING MORN

Hail, smiling morn, smiling morn

That tips the hills with gold

Whose rosey fingers ope the gates of day

Ope the gates, the gates of day

Hail, hail, hail hail

Who the gay face of nature doth unfold

At whose bright presence

Darkness flies away, flies away, flies away

Darkness flies away, darkness flies away

At whose bright presence

Darkness flies, darkness flies away

Darkness flies away, darkness flies away

Hail, hail, hail, hail, hail, hail, hail, hail

HLONOLOFATSA

Lyo-o-o, yo-o-o-o

Lyoyoyo hlonolofatsa, lyo hlonofasta

Lyo-o hlonofasta

Lyo, hlonofasta

Lyo-o ka lebetsola ta

Hlonolofa hlonolofatsa

Lyo-o hlonolofatsa

Lyo, hlonolofasta

Lyo-o ka lebetsola tate

Hlonolofa hlonolofatsa

Lyo-o ka lebetso

Lyo,ka lebetso

Lyo-o ka lebetsola ta

IN THIS HEART

In this heart lies for you

A lark born only for you

Who sings only to you

My love, my love, my love

I am waiting for you

For only to adore you

My heart is for you

My love, my love, my love

This is my grief for you

For only the loss of you

The hurting of you

My love, my love, my love

There are rays on the weather

Soon these tears will have cried

All loneliness have died

My love, my love, my love

I will have you with me

In my arms only

For you are only my love

My love, my love

JOY OF LIVING

Farewell, you northern hills

Youmountains all good bye

Moorland and stony ridges

Crags and peaks good bye

Glyder Fach farewell, Coelbeg Sca fell

Cloudbearing Suilven

Sun warmed rock

And the cold of Bleaklow’s frozen sea

The snow and the wind

And the rain of hills and mountains

Days in the sun and the tempered wind

And air like wine

And you drink and you drink till you’re drunk

On the joy of living

Farewell to you my love

My time is almost done

Lie in my arms once more

Until the darkness comes

You filled all my days, held the night at bay

Dearest companion

Years pass by

And they’re gone with the speedof birds in flight

Our lives like the verse

Of a song heard in the mountains

Give me your hand and love and join

Your voice with mine

And we’ll sing of the hurt and the pain

And the joy of living

MOZAMBIQUE

A ji ya Mozambique, a ji ya, a ji ya, a ji ya

Kuya fika a ka maputsu a ji ya hi kuzaka

Hinga hlula nyimfi hiku twanana

A hlula nyimfi hiku twanana

A lwile nyimfi injela yingwe

A lwile nyimfi hiku lavelela

A tiku rawena him bilo yingwe

Hanya Mozambique, hanya Mozambique

Tiku rambi luya mina hila kunga heri ki

Hina tiko hi kanga nile

Hi kanga nile hi vumba nyardza yin

Hita kutire la Mozambique ku sukela

Rovuma ku ya fika ka maputsu

O OCCHI (PHONETIC)

O okee manza me ya, o okee manza me ya

Chee lee doratee

O okee manza me ya, o okee manza me ya

Chee lee doratee

O facha duna luna, o facha duna luna

Stra lu chen tay

Tienaymi amentay, joya mia bella

Gwardam un pokwamay

Amay, amay fa me contento

O boka comsukaro, o boka comsukaro

Impanato

O boka comsukaro, o boka comsukaro

Impanato

O kana kay spekyaray, o kana kay spekyaray

Fay la gentay

O kworay manza me ya, o kworay manza me ya

Perfeedo kworay

O kworay manza me ya, o kworay manza me ya

Perfeedo kworay

Tu say la joya me ya, tu say la joya me ya

Lo me amoray

NON NOBIS, DOMINE

Non nobis, Domine, non nobis

Sed nomini tuo da gloriam

OWEN SOUND

The Lord my shepherd is, I shall be well supplied

Since he is mine and I am his

What can I want beside, what can I want beside

… He leads me where living waters gently pass

Where living waters gently pass

… And full salvation flows

If e’er I go astray, he doth my soul reclaim

And guides me in his own right way

For his most holy name, for his most holy name

… While he aids

Though I should walk through death’s dark shade

… My shepherd’s with me there

In sight of all my foes, thou dost my table spread

My cup with blessing overflows

And joy exalts my head, and joy exalts my head

… The bounties

Nor from thy house will I remove

… Nor cease to speak thy praise

PEZE KAFE

Manman voye peze kafe o

An arivan mwen sou potay

Men yon jandam arête

O, sa ma di lakay le ma rive mazanmi

Sa ma di lakay le ma rive

SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS

With songs and honors sounding loud

Address the Lord on high

Over the heav’ns He spreads His clouds

And waters veil the sky

Over the heav’ns He spreads His clouds

And waters veil the sky, and waters veil the sky

He sends his show’rs of blessings down

To cheer the plains below

He makes the grass, the mountains crown

And corn in valleys grow, and corn in valleys grow

And corn in valleys grow

He sends his word and melts the snow

The fields no longer mourn

He calls the warmer gales to blow

And bids the spring return

He calls the warmer gales to blow

And bids the spring return, and bids the spring return

SIFONI MUNGU

Sifuni mungu kwa maana yeye ni

Mwe-re pendo kuu

Sifuni mungu kwa, maana yeye ni mkuu

A metu ruzuku, yeye-pekee

Kwanana-yofaa kwetu-nina-fuu

A metu ruzuku, yeye-pekee

Kwanana-yofaa niya-neematu

SING TILL POWER OF THE LORD COMES DOWN

Now let us sing, now let us sing

Lift up your heads, don’t be afraid

Now let us sing till the power of the Lord comes down

This world is one great battlefield

With forces all arrayed

But if in your heart you do not yield

Oh you will overcome some day

SINGABAHAMBAYO

Singa-bahamba-yotina kulom-hla-ba

Kepasi-nekha-ya, ezulwini

On earth an army is marching, we’re going home

Our longing bears a song, so sing out strong

With love our hearts are ablazing for those who roam

And wander far away, though longing home

Each day our friendship is growing and with all speed

We share our wine and bread, a hasty meal

SOUND, SOUND YOUR INSTRUMENTS OF JOY

Sound, sound your instruments of joy

With triumph shake each string

Let shouts of universal joy, of universal joy

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome the newborn king

See, see the glad’ning dawn appears

Bright angels deck the morn

Behold the great I am is here, the great I am is here

The king! The king! The king of glory’s born

Surprising saints, stupendous love

The lord of life descends, the lord of life descends

He left his glorious realms on high

His glorious realms on high