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| Short Name: | Esther Bergen |
| Full Name: | Bergen, Esther, 1921-2005 |
| Birth Year: | 1921 |
| Death Year: | 2005 |
Esther Bergen was born on June 18, 1921 in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. She was the daughter of a Mennonite minister and graduated from the Mennonite College Institute in Gretna, Manitoba. After teaching in several rural schools, she attended the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Winnipeg. She taught music at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College, and served as Dean and Registrar at the Canadian Mennonite Bible College. She also worked as a missionary in Mexico with her husband, Menno Bergen (1956-68). She translated some 150 hymns, and composed several hymn tunes. She was a teacher, musician, poet, translator, church worker, wife, and mother. She died in on March 1, 2005 in Winnepeg.
[Sources: Hustad, Donald Paul. Dictionary-Handbook to Hymns for the Living Church. Carol Stream, Illinois: Hope Publishing Company, 1978. p. 205]
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Texts by Esther Bergen (12) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres cantemos canciones de loor | Esther Bergen (Translator (into English)) | Spanish | 3 |
| All my sins have been forgiven; God is merciful to me | Esther Bergen (Translator) | English | 2 |
| Blessed are the persecuted | Esther C. Bergen (Adapter) | 5 | |
| Es de Dios la Santa Biblia | Esther Bergen (Translator (English)) | Spanish | 3 |
| For God so loved us, he sent the Savior | Esther Bergen (Translator) | English | 3 |
| God, the Lord, is here | Esther Bergen (Translator) | English | 2 |
| Oh Salvador, que el Fuego Santo | Esther Bergen (Translator (English)) | Spanish | 3 |
| Rejoice, all ye people, your mighty anthems raise | Esther Bergen (Translator) | English | 2 |
| Thank the Lord with joyful heart | Esther Bergen (Translator) | English | 3 |
| The Lord is King, O praise his name | Esther Bergen (Translator) | English | 2 |
| We are people of God's peace, As a new creation | Esther Bergen, 1921- (Translator) | 5 | |
| We are people of God's peace (Augsburger) | Esther Bergen (Adapter) | 1 |
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