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Author: H. A. Brorson Meter: 7.8.8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, to destroy our foe, Chose to bear the name of Savior, But He soon thro' men's behavior Found it was a name of woe. Yet, since He for us was smitten And has borne our sin and strife, Evermore our names are written Glorious in the book of life. 2 Jesus, name of wondrous grace, Fount of mercy and salvation, First fruit of the new creation, Weary sinner's resting place, Banner of the faith victorious, Anchor of our hope and love, Guide us in Thy footsteps glorious, Bear us to Thy home above. Topics: Jesus Christ Used With Tune: [Jesus to destroy our foe]

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[Jesus to destroy our foe]

Meter: 7.8.8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. P. Berggren Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 51174 66535 45621 Used With Text: Jesus, To Destroy Our Foe

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Jesus, To Destroy Our Foe

Author: H. A. Brorson Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home #73 (1927) Meter: 7.8.8.7.8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, to destroy our foe, Chose to bear the name of Savior, But He soon thro' men's behavior Found it was a name of woe. Yet, since He for us was smitten And has borne our sin and strife, Evermore our names are written Glorious in the book of life. 2 Jesus, name of wondrous grace, Fount of mercy and salvation, First fruit of the new creation, Weary sinner's resting place, Banner of the faith victorious, Anchor of our hope and love, Guide us in Thy footsteps glorious, Bear us to Thy home above. Topics: Jesus Christ Languages: English Tune Title: [Jesus to destroy our foe]

Jesus, To Destroy Our Foe

Author: H. A. Brorson Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #73 (1928) Meter: 7.8.8.7.8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, to destroy our foe, Chose to bear the name of Savior, But He soon through men's behavior Found it was a name of woe. Yet, since He for us was smitten And has borne our sin and strife, Evermore our names are written Glorious in the book of life. 2 Jesus, name of wondrous grace, Fount of mercy and salvation, First fruit of the new creation, Weary sinner's resting place, Banner of the faith victorious, Anchor of our hope and love, Guide us in Thy footsteps glorious, Bear us to Thy home above. Topics: Jesus Christ Languages: English

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A. P. Berggreen

1801 - 1880 Person Name: A. P. Berggren Composer of "[Jesus to destroy our foe]" in Hymnal for Church and Home Andreas Peter Berggreen, born in Copenhagen, March 2, 1801. Instrumental and vocal composer; took up music as a profession after having first been compelled to study law, became organist at Trinity Church, Copenhagen, in 1838, professor of vocal music at the Metropolitan School in 1843, and inspector of the same branch in all public institutions. Works: Collection of songs, with guitar (Copenhagen, 1822-1823); Romances (1823); Ballads and Romances (1824); Variations for guitar (1825); Wedding Cantata (1829); Billedet og bustan (The Portrait and the Bust), comic opera given at Copenhagen, 1832; Songs for the use of schools (1834-39); Popular songs and national and foreign melodies, for pianoforte (1842-47); Twelve Swedish songs (1846); National songs (1848); Songs to poems of Bellmann (1850); Six Swedish songs of Runeberg (1852); Several cantatas. Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888) https://archive.org/details/cyclopediaofmusi01cham/mode/2up

Hans Adolf Brorson

1694 - 1764 Person Name: H. A. Brorson Author of "Jesus, To Destroy Our Foe" in Hymnal for Church and Home

J. C. Aaberg

1877 - 1970 Translator of "Jesus, To Destroy Our Foe" 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