We gather to worship Jehovah, the righteous

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We gather to worship Jehovah, the righteous

Translator: Caroline Hanser; Author: Adriaan Valerius; Translator: Herman H. Brueckner
Tune: KREMSER
Published in 4 hymnals

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	The Art of Hymn Playing Volume II - Intr…

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	Trumpet Solos for Worship, Vol. 2 (Arran…

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	WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD, OUR REDEEMER

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1 We gather to worship Jehovah, the righteous,
Who verily sitteth in judgment severe;
The good by the evil shall not be overpowered,
The Lord will prevent it, our prayer He will hear.

2 Amid the great conflict He ever stood by us,
That we His own people the victors might be;
The battle's beginning foretold its good outcome,
For Thou, Lord, wast with us, all glory to Thee.

3 We praise Thee, O God, Thou great Ruler of battles:
O grant that Thy help we may furthermore see;
In mercy Thy people's enslavement preventing,
The enemy vanquish, O Lord, make us free!

Source: Wartburg Hymnal: for church, school and home #298

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Translator: Caroline Hanser

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Author: Adriaan Valerius

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Translator: Herman H. Brueckner

Born: March 11, 1866, Grundy County, Iowa (birth name: Herman Heinrich Moritz Brueckner). Died: January 25, 1942, Hebron, Nebraska (funeral held in Beatrice, Nebraska). Buried: St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa. After ordination in 1888, Brueckner pastored in Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. He later moved to Iowa City, Iowa, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa State University in 1917. In 1926, he joined the faculty of Hebron College in Nebraska. In 1938, Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, conferred an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree on him. He retired as professor emeritus from Hebron College in 1941. Sources: Erickson, p. 254 Findagrave, accessed 14 Nov 2016 Hustad, p. 213 Stulken, p.… Go to person page >

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First Line:	We gather to worship Jehovah, the righteous
German Title:	Wir treten zum Beten vor Gott, den Gerechten
Translator:	Herman H. Brueckner
Translator:	Caroline Hanser
Author:	Adriaan Valerius
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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KREMSER

The tune KREMSER owes its origin to a sixteenth-century Dutch folk song "Ey, wilder den wilt." Later the tune was combined with the Dutch patriotic hymn 'Wilt heden nu treden" in Adrianus Valerius's Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck [sic: Nederlandtsche Gedenckclank] published posthumously in 1626. 'Wilt…

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