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Jesus, Take Us to the Mountain

Jesus, take us to the mountain

Author: Jaroslav J. Vajda (1991 )
Tune: SILVER SPRING (Schalk)
ONE LICENSE: 11329
Published in 4 hymnals

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Author: Jaroslav J. Vajda

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 S… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Jesus, take us to the mountain
Title: Jesus, Take Us to the Mountain
Author: Jaroslav J. Vajda (1991 )
Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7
Language: English
Copyright: © 1991 Concordia Publishing House

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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Christian Worship (2008) #712

Christian Worship #390

Text InfoAudio

Glory to God #193

The New Century Hymnal #183

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