Jaroslav J. Vajda

Jaroslav J. Vajda
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Short Name: Jaroslav J. Vajda
Full Name: Vajda, Jaroslav J., 1919-2008
Birth Year: 1919
Death Year: 2008

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 Slovak include Bloody Sonnets (1950), Slovak Christmas (1960), An Anthology of Slovak Literature (1977), and contributions to the Lutheran Worship Supplement (1969) and the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978). A collection of his hymn texts, carols, and hymn translations was issued as Now the Joyful Celebration (1987); its sequel is So Much to Sing About (1991). Vajda's hymns are included in many modern hymnals, and he was honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada in 1988.

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Wikipedia Biography

Jaroslav Vajda (April 28, 1919 – May 10, 2008) was an American hymnist. Vajda was born to a Lutheran pastor of Slovak descent in Lorain, Ohio, where his father, Rev. John Vajda, was a pastor. Vajda's father served parishes in Emporia, Virginia, Racine, Wisconsin, and finally, from 1926 until his retirement, in East Chicago, Indiana at Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church. Vajda's father and mother (Mary Gecy) were both originally from Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Jaroslav had two brothers, Ludovit and Edward, both pastors, now deceased. Vajda himself pastored parishes in Cranesville, Pennsylvania (1945–1949), Alexandria, Indiana (1949–1953), Tarentum, Pennsylvania (1953–1963), and St. Louis, Missouri (1963–1976).
Wikipedia Biography

TextsTunesHymnals
Texts by Jaroslav J. Vajda (56)sort ascendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
You're my good shepherd, I'm your sheepJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)2
Who Could Have Dreamt a Land like ThisJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)2
Where shepherds lately knelt and kept the angel's wordJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English10
Where is that Way we near despaired of findingJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English2
When You woke that Thursday morningJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Author)English4
Up through endless ranks of angelsJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English8
This touch of loveJaroslav Vajda (Author)English3
This is a time for banners and bellsJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Author)2
This glorious Easter festivalJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English2
This child of ours, this miracleJaroslav J. Vajda (1919-) (Author)3
Then the glory then the restJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English3
Thank the Lord, for he is good (Vajda)Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)2
Simon, Simon, do you love me?Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)2
See this wonder in the makingJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English8
[See Mary Setting Out at Dawn]Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English2
Rock-a-bye, my dear little boyJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English2
Peace came to earth at last that chosen nightJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English8
O God, Father in heaven, have mercy upon usJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Translator)English5
Now the silence, Now the peaceJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English25
Make songs of joy to Christ, our headJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Translator)English4
LORD, I must praise you when I stand in wonderJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English2
Lord, as you taught us once to prayJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)3
Let Our Gladness Banish SadnessJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English4
Jesus, take us to the mountainJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English5
In hopelessness and near despairJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English3
If thou but suffer God to guide theeJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator, v. 2)English4
I lift my soul to Thee, O LordJaroslav Vajda (Paraphraser)English1
How shall we thank you, Christ, our LordJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English2
How Lovely and How PleasantJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English4
Holy Spirit, hear us, On this sacred dayJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Alterer)English1
Holy Spirit, Gift of GodJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English2
Greet now the swiftly changing yearJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Translator)English20
Great God, our creatorJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English2
God of the sparrowJaroslav J. Vajda (1919-) (Author)English20
God, my Lord, my strength, my place of hidingJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Translator)English6
Go, my children, with my blessingJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)21
Giver of every perfect giftJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)2
Gather your children, dear Savior, in peaceJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Author)English2
Faithful Christians, one and allJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English2
Ever since the Savior came nothing is the sameJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Author)3
Dios de las aves, Dios del ran pezJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)Spanish7
Dear Father GodJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English2
Come, rejoicing, praises voicingJaroslav J. Vajda (Translator)English2
Come, Lord Jesus, to this placeJaroslav Vajda (Author)English2
Come at the summit of this day and hourJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)2
Christ, the model of the meekJaroslav Vajda (Translator)English2
Breath of the living GodJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919–2008 (Translator)English2
[Blessed Jesus, Living Bread]Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English2
Blessed children, saints, elect of GodJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English2
Before Your awesome majestyJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English2
Before the marvel of this nightJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English6
Around the World the Shout ResoundsJaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English3
Amid the world's bleak wildernessJaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 (Author)English4
[All Bless the God of Israel]Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English2
A woman and a coin — the coin is lost!Jaroslav J. Vajda (Author)English4
A life begins, a child is bornJaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (Author)English2

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