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NJOO KWETU, ROHO MWEMA

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 13 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wilson Niwagila; Egil Hovland Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 12312 34233 32211 Used With Text: Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading

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Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema (Gracious Spirit)

Author: Wilson Niwagila Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Njoo kwetu, Roho Mwema Refrain First Line: Njoo, njoo, njoo, Roho mwema Topics: Holy Trinity God the Holy Spirit Used With Tune: [Njoo kwetu, Roho Mwema]
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Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading

Author: Wilson Niwagila; Howard S. Olson Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 11 hymnals Refrain First Line: Come, come, come, Holy Spirit, come (Njoo, njoo, njoo, Roho mwema) Topics: Assurance; Christian Life; Grace; Guidance; Renewal; Teaching/Education; Temptation; Gift of the Holy Spirit Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8 Used With Tune: NJOO KWETU, ROHO MWEMA

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Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading (Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema)

Author: Wilson Niwagila; Howard S. Olson, b. 1922 Hymnal: This Far By Faith #103 (1999) First Line: Gracious Spirit, heed our pleading (Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema, Mfariji wetu) Refrain First Line: Come, come, come, Holy Spirit, come (Njoo, njoo, njoo Roho mwema) Topics: Pentecost; Gathering; Stewardship, Commitment; Witness Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Languages: English Tune Title: NJOO KWETU, ROHO MWEMA

Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema (Gracious Spirit)

Author: Wilson Niwagila Hymnal: Global Praise 3 #104 (2004) First Line: Njoo kwetu, Roho Mwema Refrain First Line: Njoo, njoo, njoo, Roho mwema Topics: Holy Trinity God the Holy Spirit Languages: Swahili Tune Title: [Njoo kwetu, Roho Mwema]

Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema (Gracious Spirit)

Author: Wilson Niwagila; Howard S. Olson Hymnal: Voices Together #367 (2020) Meter: Irregular First Line: Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema (Gracious Spirit, heed our pleading) Refrain First Line: Njoo, njoo, njoo (Come, come, come) Topics: Conversion and New Life; Doubt; Faith; Faith Journey; Invocation; Meetings and Committees; Pentecost; Praying Short Prayer Responses Scripture: John 3:5-8 Languages: Swahili Tune Title: NJOO KWETU, ROHO MWEMA

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Wilson Niwagila

b. 1940 Author of "Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading (Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema)" in This Far By Faith Wilson Niwagila was born in Bukoba, Tanzania, and later studied theology in Tanzania, the United States, and Germany. He became a Lutheran parish pastor in several congregations in Tanzania and Germany. In Tanzania, he was the Lutheran secretary for Christian Education, the director of the Evangelical Academy, and provost of Makumira University College. He resided in Germany for a period as the Executive Secretary for Evangelism of the United Evangelical Mission for Germany, Asia, and Africa. Upon his return to Tanzania, he served as a member of the Task-Force for the establishment of the Bishop Josiah Kibira University College of the Tumaini University in the Kagera Region-Tanzania. --Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

C. Michael Hawn

b. 1948 Arranger of "NJOO KWETU, ROHO MWEMA" in Voices Together C. Michael Hawn University Distinguished Professor of Church Music Director, Master of Sacred Music Program Education D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1975; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972; B.M.E., Wheaton College, 1970 Teaching Specialties Worship and music, worship and culture, Seminary Singers, hymnology Research Interests Global music and worship, cross-cultural worship, enlivening congregational song Selected Publications :: C. Michael Hawn, ed., New Songs of Celebration Render: Congregational Singing in the Twenty-First Century (Chicago: GIA Publications, Inc., 2013) :: C. Michael Hawn, contributor, Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology (Norwich, UK: Canterbury Press, 2013), http://hymnology.imprezadev.co.uk/; 25 articles on global hymnody with a focus on sub-Saharan African hymns :: Gather into One: Praying and Singing Globally (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2003). :: One Bread, One Body: Exploring Cultural Diversity in Worship (Bethesda, MD: The Alban Institute, 2003). :: C. Michael Hawn, author and compiler, Halle, Halle: We Sing the World Round (Garland, TX: Choristers Guild, 1999). Professional Distinctions Regional winner and national finalist, National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards contest, 1974; Citation for Excellence in Teaching, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988; grant from Association of Theological Schools for sabbatical study in Nigeria and Kenya, 1989; Chair, Board of Directors, Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas, 1996-1998; Louisville Institute Sabbatical Research Grant, Lilly Foundation, 1998-1999; Worship Renewal Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, MI, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc., 2000; Choristers Guild, President of the Board of Directors, 1990-92, 2001-03; Elected Fellow of the Hymn Society (2008); ordained Baptist minister (1980) --www.smu.edu/

Howard S. Olson

1922 - 2010 Person Name: Howard S. Olson, b. 1922 Translator of "Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading (Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema)" in This Far By Faith 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