سوف أدخل أبوابك بالحمد والتسبيحْ
لك أهتف يا سيدي المسيحْ
أشدو هذا هو اليومُ الذي قد صنعتَهُ
فأفرحُ بما أبدعتَهُ
أهتفُ لك يا من أحييتني
أرنمُ لك يا من أبهجتني
أُخبرُ بك أُذيعُ فضلكَ
وهكذا أُسبحُ اسمكَ
Leona Pearl (Bruce) Von Brethorst was born in Stinking Creek, Tennessee in 1923 to Leonard and Teresa Owens Bruce. After living in Detroit for a brief period as a young adult during World War II, she moved to Long Beach, California where she met and married Robert Von Brethorst. She was an active member of Bethany Chapel where she wrote poems and songs, organized an outreach that fed the homeless, and made quilts for anyone in need. She died in 2010. Go to person page >