The bridal song

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Praise, my soul, the Lord in glory

Translator: Carolina Sandell; Author: Alfred Steinmetz
Tune: [Praise, my soul, the Lord in glory]
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1. Praise, my soul, the Lord in glory
For His boundless grace!
For His Word, the sacred story,
That His love conveys!
I its truth embrace.

2. Christ has all my sins forgiven,
Peace and light bestowed.
He thro’ sin and death was driven,
And made way to God.
He made way to God.

3. None can justly now me censure,
Christ me chose for bride.
To His loving heart I venture,
Hiding at His side;
At His loving side.

4. Now, my heart, be full of gladness,
Sing with joyful sound!
Let your cheer subdue all sadness;
May your joy abound;
Let your joy resound!

5. When our Bridegroom comes from glory
We no joy will miss!
All the saved He’ll give, as dowry,
His eternal bliss;
Yes, eternal bliss!

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #5609

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Translator: Carolina Sandell

Caroline W. Sandell Berg (b. Froderyd, Sweden, 1832; d. Stockholm, Sweden, 1903), is better known as Lina Sandell, the "Fanny Crosby of Sweden." "Lina" Wilhelmina Sandell Berg was the daughter of a Lutheran pastor to whom she was very close; she wrote hymns partly to cope with the fact that she witnessed his tragic death by drowning. Many of her 650 hymns were used in the revival services of Carl O. Rosenius, and a number of them gained popularity particularly because of the musical settings written by gospel singer Oskar Ahnfelt. Jenny Lind, the famous Swedish soprano, underwrote the cost of publishing a collection of Ahnfelt's music, Andeliga Sänger (1850), which consisted mainly of Berg's hymn texts. Bert Polman Go to person page >

Author: Alfred Steinmetz

Steinmetz was ordained a pastor in the Swedish Lutheran church in 1854, and served as Vicar in Alfta (1867) and Bollnäs (1883), as well as teaching for some years. He received an honorary Doctor of Theology degree in 1893. Cyber Hymnal Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	Praise, my soul, the Lord in glory
Title:	The bridal song
Swedish Title:	Upp, min sjål, att Herren lova
Translator:	Carolina Sandell
Author:	Alfred Steinmetz
Language:	English