Kumbaya

[for_his_glory]

This song came to me last night before I went to bed as I know it was from God. This is where this phrase came from and what it means.

"Kum ba yah" ("Come by here") is an African American spiritual of disputed origin, known to have been sung in the Gullah culture of the islands off South Carolina and Georgia, with ties to enslaved Central Africans. Originally an appeal to God to come to the aid of those in need,[1] the song is thought to have spread from the islands to other Southern states and the North, as well as to other places outside the United States.

Here is the history about the Gullah people. Quite interesting.

Gullah - Wikipedia

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Replace the word Kumbaya with "Come by here" in this song as it gives it a whole new Spiritual meaning that moved the Spirit of God within me which I really needed as I've been going through so much the last few years.

Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbayah
Someone's crying Lord, kumbaya
Someone's crying Lord, kumbaya
Someone's crying Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Someone's praying Lord, kumbaya
Someone's praying Lord, kumbaya
Someone's praying Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya

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[jasonc]

GullA gichi culture is where the words juke joint and juke and others come from .

I have song this song in church

 

[miamited]

Hi for_his_glory

I agree that Kumbaya is a great song. A choir I was part of 40 years ago did a wonderful and moving rendition of it.