Text: | God's Word Is Our Great Heritage |
Author: | Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig, 1783-1872 |
Translator: | Ole G. Belsheim, 1861-1925 |
Tune: | REUTER |
Composer: | Friedrich O. Reuter, 1863-1924 |
God's Word is our great heritage
And shall be ours forever;
To spread its light from age to age
Shall be our chief endeavor.
Through life it guides our way;
In death it is our stay.
Lord, grant, while worlds endure,
We keep its teachings pure
Throughout all generations.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | God's Word is our great heritage |
Title: | God's Word Is Our Great Heritage |
Author: | Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig, 1783-1872 |
Translator: | Ole G. Belsheim, 1861-1925 |
Meter: | 87 87 66 66 7 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1993 |
Topic: | Word of God |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | REUTER |
Composer: | Friedrich O. Reuter, 1863-1924 |
Meter: | 87 87 66 66 7 |
Key: | D Major |
Notes: | Alternate setting: 536 |