For God so loved us, he sent the Savior

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For God so loved us, he sent the Savior

Author: August Rische; Translator: Esther Bergen
Tune: GOTT IST DIE LIEBE
Published in 9 hymnals

Choral
	God Is Love

Representative Text

1 For God so loved us,
He sent the Savior:
For God so loved us,
and loves me too.

Refrain
Love so unending!
I’ll sing His praises,
God loves His children,
loves even me.

2 He sent the Savior,
the blest Redeemer;
He sent the Savior
to set me free. [Refrain]

3 He bade me welcome,
O word of mercy;
He bade me welcome,
O voice divine. [Refrain]

4 Glory and honor,
O Love eternal,
To Him be given
while life shall last. [Refrain]

Source: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #78

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Author: August Rische

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Translator: Esther Bergen

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… Go to person page >

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