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J. C. Aaberg › Texts

J. C. Aaberg
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Short Name: J. C. Aaberg
Full Name: Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian), 1877-1970
Birth Year: 1877
Death Year: 1970

Jens Christian Aaberg (b. Moberg, Denmark, 1877; d. Minneapolis, MN, 1970) immigrated to the United States in 1901. Educated at Grand View College and Seminary in Des Moines, Iowa, he entered the ministry of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served congregations in Marinette, Wisconsin; Dwight, Illinois; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Aaberg wrote Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark (1945), translated at least eighty hymns from Danish into English, and served on four hymnal committees. In 1947 King Frederick of Denmark awarded him the Knight Cross of Denmark.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1987


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by J. C. Aaberg (96)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A babe is born in Bethlehem, Bethlehem (Aaberg)J. C. Aaberg (Translator (English))English3
Abide with me, my Savior blestJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Arise, all things that God hath made, And praise His name and glory (Aaberg)J. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Arise, my soul, this Easter morningJens C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Be welcome again, God's angels brightJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Behold the mighty, white robed bandJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)3
Blessed were the eyes that trulyJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Bright and glorious is the skyJens Christian Aaberg, 1877-1970 (Translator)English4
Brothers and sisters, we now must departJ. C. Aaberg (Author)English3
Built on a rock the church of GodJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
By faith we are divinely sureJ. C. Aaberg, 1877-1970 (Translator)English4
Childhood days of joy and gladnessJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
Children, come with joy and praiseJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
Christians, rise, put on your armorJ. C. Aaberg (Translator (English))English2
Christians, who with sorrowJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Christmas with gladness soundsJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)3
Come, Zion, and sing to the Father aboveJ. C. Aaberg (Author)3
Day is breaking, night is endedJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Deep and preciousJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English3
Dost thou know the living fountainJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Ever trouble walks beside meJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
Fair beyond telling, Lord, is Thy dwellingJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English3
Fair is creation, fairer God's heavenJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
Founded our Lord has upon earth a realm of the SpiritJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
God's little child, what troubles theeJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Hail Thee, Savior and Atoner!J. C. Aaberg (Translator)English4
Hallowed church bell, not for earthly centersJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Hast to the plow thou put thy handJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English3
Here come Thy little ones, O LordJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
Holy Ghost, our IntercederJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Holy Spirit, come with lightJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English3
Holy Spirit, still our sorrowJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
I am a tiller of the soilJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
I come invited by Thy wordJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
I walk in danger everywhereJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
In Herod's prison John repinedJ. C. Aaberg (Author)2
It does not cost too hard a strifeJ. C. Aaberg (Translator (English))English1
It's said that life is with danger fraughtJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
Jesus, life and way to heavenJens C.Aaberg (Translator)English2
Jesus, name of wondrous graceJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English3
Jesus, the name without compareJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Jesus, to destroy our foeJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
Lift up thy head, O ChristendomJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Like dew upon the meadowJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)3
Like the golden sun ascending, In the darkly clouded skyJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Lo the sun is rising out of the seaJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
Lord, I wish to be Thy servantJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
Lord Jesus Christ, My Savior blest, My hope and my salvationJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English4
Lord Jesus Christ, receive me nowJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)3
Love from God, our LordJens C. Aaberg (Translator)English4
Most wonderful of all things isJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
Most wondrous is of all on earth The kingdom Jesus founded (Aaberg)J. C. Aaberg (Author)English4
My heart, O Holy SpiritJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
My heart remains in wonderJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)3
Now found is the fairest of Roses, 'Mongst briars it sweetly reposesJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English3
O could I rest in Mary's placeJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
O dearest Lord, receive from meJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English3
O Holy Ghost, my spiritJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
O Jesus, in my heart instillJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
O let Thy spirit with us tarry, Our Lord and Savior Jesus ChristJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
O Lord, my heart is turningJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
O Thou blest ImmanuelJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
On the new JerusalemJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
Our Father has light in His windowJ. C. Aaberg (Author)English2
Over Kedron Jesus passesJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
Praise the Lord that He has builtJ. C. Aaberg (Author)English4
Preserve, O Lord, this nightJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
Print thine image pure and holyJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English5
Proclaim my soul that Jesus diesJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
Rise, O church of JesusJ. C. Aaberg (Author)English3
Savior, whither should we goJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)3
Softly now the day is endingJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English3
Splendid are the heavens highJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English5
Suffer and languish, Tremble in anguishJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)3
That cause can neither be lost nor stayedJ. C. Aaberg (Author)English25
The day of Pentecost draws nighJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
The faith that Christ embracesJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
The gloomy night to morning yieldsJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
The narrow way is wide enough to heavenJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)3
The peace of God protects our heartsJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English3
The power of sin no longerJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English3
The sun is rising in the eastJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Thee will I love, my strength, my Treasure, My heart in theeJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
Thee will I love, my Strength, my Treasure, My heart in Thee finds peace and joy (Glahn)J. C. Aaberg (Translator (English))English1
There is a blessed powerJ. C. Aaberg (Author)English4
This blessed Christmastide we willJ. C. Aaberg (Author)3
This is the day which the Lord hath us givenJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Undismayed by any fortuneJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English2
Vain world, fare thee wellJ. C. Aaberg (Author)4
Vanish now all sinful dreamingJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
We publish the greatest of tidings abroadJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)English1
Were all my members praisingJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
What vessel is that passingJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)3
Whoso believes and is baptizedJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
With gladness we hail the blessed dayJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)2
With her cruse of alabasterJ. C. Aaberg (Translator)3

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