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Dear Father God, We Rise to Say

Author: Jaroslav J. Vajda Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals

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ALLENTOWN

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Charles Callahan Tune Key: F Major Used With Text: Dear Father God

GRACE ARISING

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Kenneth T. Kosche, b. 1947 Tune Key: C Major Used With Text: Dear Father God, We Rise to Say

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Dear Father God, We Rise to Say

Author: Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919–2008 Hymnal: One and All Rejoice #323 (2020) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Morning Languages: English Tune Title: GRACE ARISING

Dear Father God

Author: Jaroslav J. Vajda Hymnal: Break Forth in Joyous Song #11 (2006) Scripture: Psalm 5:3 Languages: English Tune Title: ALLENTOWN

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Jaroslav J. Vajda

1919 - 2008 Author of "Dear Father God" in Break Forth in Joyous Song Jaroslav J. Vajda (b. Lorain, Ohio, 1919; d. 2008) Born of Czechoslovakian parents, Vajda was educated at Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Ordained as a Lutheran pastor in 1944, he served congregations in Pennsylvania and Indiana until 1963. He was editor of the periodicals The Lutheran Beacon (1959-1963) and This Day (1963-1971) and book editor and developer for Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis from 1971 until his retirement in 1986. Working mainly with hymn texts, Vajda served on several Lutheran commissions of worship. A writer of original poetry since his teens, he was the author of They Followed the King (1965) and Follow the King (1977). His translations from Slovak include Bloody Sonnets (1950), Slovak Christmas (1960), An Anthology of Slovak Literature (1977), and contributions to the Lutheran Worship Supplement (1969) and the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978). A collection of his hymn texts, carols, and hymn translations was issued as Now the Joyful Celebration (1987); its sequel is So Much to Sing About (1991). Vajda's hymns are included in many modern hymnals, and he was honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada in 1988. Bert Polman

Kenneth T. Kosche

b. 1947 Person Name: Kenneth T. Kosche, b. 1947 Composer of "GRACE ARISING" in One and All Rejoice

Charles Callahan

b. 1951 Composer of "ALLENTOWN" in Break Forth in Joyous Song b. Sept. 27, 1951, Cambridge, Mass.; composer, performer, author of books on American organ building, organ consultant and educator
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