Mangisondele Nkosi Yam, arr. Michael Barrett | Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc.

Mangisondele Nkosi Yam [level: Difficult]
arr. Michael Barrett: Bio and other works | Cameron LaBarr Choral Series

RELEASED: September 2025

voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1849 | duration: 3’54” | price: $2.90
accompaniment: A cappella
Other Voicing: SATB, TTBB

Now available for treble choirs, this traditional Zulu praise and worship song is written in the isicathamiya style—an a cappella form featuring close harmonies that originated among Zulu mine workers during the apartheid era. The piece opens with two soloists calling out, followed by a choral response. Dramatic and powerful, it builds in intensity, with a vibrant rhythmic section at its heart. The title translates to “Let Me Be Nearer, My Lord.” A pronunciation and translation guide is included for ease of learning. For an authentic interpretation, consider viewing the Tuks Camerata performance of the SATB voicing on YouTube.

performance by: Demo Recording [© all rights reserved]

CLICK HERE: See and Hear the Complete Score or download a perusal copy: HERE

CLICK HERE: Read the Text or Poem

Nearer My God to Thee
A traditional praise and worship song from the Zulu culture

Translation

Be nearer (to me) my Lord
Even when I suffer Lord
And when in pain
I am (still) happy
Let me be near to you, my Lord

Even if bad things happen Lord If suffering
occurs Lord
In my dreams
I will always believe, so
Let me be near to you, my Lord Amen!

CLICK HERE: Choral Tracks (Practice made simple)

Mangisondele Nkosi Yam choral track bundle contains a part dominant track for each voice part, a balanced voices track, and an accompaniment track if the work is not a cappella (the accompaniment is also included with the part dominant and balanced voices track). Get more information and listen to samples HERE. Please note that the choral score is not included in the bundle and needs to be ordered separately.

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