Future research should compare this hymn with Muslim Wird (litany) in Yorubaland and examine how CAC hymnody influenced later Nigerian gospel artists like Ebenezer Obey (who began as a CAC chorister). Assuming a tonic of F major (Yoruba tunings vary)
Hymn 718 demands embodied salvation – the singer does not just think about grace; they enact the struggle for it. CAC Hymn 718 is not a translation of a Western text. It is an autochthonous creed – a musical summation of Aladura soteriology. Its repetitive cries, pentatonic contours, and direct address to the Spirit reveal a Christianity that has been fully indigenized. For the Yoruba CAC member, singing Hymn 718 is not performance; it is being saved again in real time. cac hymn 718 yoruba
| Word | Solfa | Rhythm (12/8) | |------------|--------------|------------------------| | Ig- | d (low) | Quarter note | | -ba- | m (medium) | Dotted quarter | | -la | d (low) | Quarter | | ni | r (medium) | Eighth | | mo | d (low) | Dotted half (hold) | | fe | m (high) | Quarter (accented) | Future research should compare this hymn with Muslim