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| Text: | God's Word Is Our Great Heritage |
| Author: | Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig |
| Translator: | Ole G. Belsheim |
| Tune: | REUTER |
| Composer: | Fritz Reuter |
God's Word is our great heritage,
And shall be ours forever;
To spread its light from age to age
Shall be our chief endeavor.
Through life it guides our way;
In death it is our stay.
Lord, grant, while worlds endure,
We keep its teachings pure,
Throughout all generations.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | God's Word is our great heritage |
| Title: | God's Word Is Our Great Heritage |
| Danish Title: | Guds Ord det er vort Arvegods |
| Translator: | Ole G. Belsheim (1909) |
| Author: | Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig (1817) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1941 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | The Word: Law and Gospel |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | REUTER |
| Composer: | Fritz Reuter (1916) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7. |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
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