Der Fels in der Wüste

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Mein Fels, meine Burg in der Wüste der Welt

Translator: H. Mattill; Author: Alfred J. Hough
Tune: [Where sun ever burns, and the wind ever blows]
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Translator: H. Mattill

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Author: Alfred J. Hough

Born: Circa November 1848, Surrey, England. Hough, a minister, was living with his family in Ludlow, Vermont, by 1880, and in Hartford, Vermont, in 1900. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1890. His works include: Solomon’s Song Re-Sung Odd Fellowship in Song: Five Famous Poems, 1888 Egyptian Melodies, and Other Poems (Boston, Massachusetts: The Gorham Press, 1911) --www.hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

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First Line:	Mein Fels, meine Burg in der Wüste der Welt
Title:	Der Fels in der Wüste
English Title:	The Shadow of the Rock (Where sun ever burns, and the wind ever blows)
Translator:	H. Mattill
Author:	Alfred J. Hough
Language:	German
Refrain First Line:	Fels des Heils, mit deinem Schatten
Copyright:	Public Domain