Lively and with a joyous sense of celebration, this traditional song from Tanzania will be a divine addition to any Easter celebration. Handbell musicians will enjoy the driving rhythm. Worshippers will be uplifted by the beautiful, sweetly reverent African melody. This is a great choice for smaller ensembles during the Easter season. 82 measures. Key of C Major.
Read the lyrics in English and the original Swahili.
Background on Mfurahini Haleluya:
This Easter text was written in Swahili by Rev. Bernard Kyamanywa (born 1938), a Tanzanian Lutheran pastor, while a student at Lutheran Theological College Makumira (now Tumaini University Makumira). He set it to a tune from the Haya people of northwestern Tanzania, an ethnic group he belongs to.
(Source: Art & Theology Blog)