Kum Ba Ya

Kum ba ya or "Kumbaya" in Gullah, the Creole dialect spoken by the former slaves living on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia means "Come by here", so the title can be translated as "Come by here, my lord, come by here." It is believed to be a traditional African melody from the Congo, but authorship has been controversially claimed by Reverend Marvin V. Frey (1918 - 1992). It first appeared in "Revival Choruses of Marvin V. Frey", a lyric sheet printed in Portland in 1939.

Lyrics

• Copyright: Supposedly Public Domain, however a better source needs to be obtained before the lyrics may be displayed here.
• Poet: Unknown

External Lyrics

• http://www.higherpraise.com/lyrics1/Kum_Ba_Ya.htm

External Links

• A free recording in MP3 format of the hymn is available for use in public and private worship from hymnswithoutwords.com
• Wikipedia article