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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>I\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/exploringourmatrix\/2014\/05\/baba-yetu-civ-iv-lords-prayer.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">mentioned the song Baba Yetu before<\/a>. It is music from the game <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00475AYUA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00475AYUA&linkCode=as2&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=XLQGHOEMQBPEYE27\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Civilization IV<\/a>, and the words are the Lord\u2019s Prayer in Swahili. This a capella version by Peter Hollens with Malukah is a nice arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I am diving into learning Swahili, I should probably apply something that has proven helpful with other languages.\u00a0Learning songs in other languages is a great way to learn vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>Plus we have had the Congolese congregation sing and dance in the Crooked Creek services, but have yet to reciprocate. Perhaps our musicians could learn this and surprise them with a song in Swahili?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve mentioned the song Baba Yetu before. It is music from the game Civilization IV, and the words are the Lord\u2019s Prayer in Swahili. This a capella version by Peter Hollens with Malukah is a nice arrangement. 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