Wassmann, Oromo hymns

Wassmann, Dietrich (transl. and ed.). Collection of Oromo hymns. Duplicated in Aira in the 1930s.

The hymnal contains 26 songs:

Source: ELM Hermannsburg Archives

At the request of Dr Carl Døving, Dietrich Wassmann sent an expanded collection of translated Oromo hymns [62 pp.] to the USA in 1935.

  • The mimeographed manuscript is deposited in the library of Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. [Call nr. BV514.A2 G2 1935A VAULT]

It appears that the translation of hymns continued (under the supervision of Friedrich Bock) until the missionaries had to leave the country in 1936.

Cross-references

Overview of Oromo hymns translated / edited by Rev Dietrich Wassmann