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The image above is of Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1636-1716) the first known Norwegian woman hymn writer.

HYMN 225. For all the Saints who from their Labors Rest

Gracia Grindal

Oct 31, 2020
5 min

HYMN 225. For all the Saints who from their Labors Rest

HYMN 225 For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest (see recipe below for All Saints' Day Pumpkin) Danish: For alle Helgen, som i Kristen tro Norwegian: For alle helgner some til døden tro Hebrews 12:1-2; Revelation 14:13 Text: William H. How (1823-1897) Tune: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest, Who thee by faith before the world confessed, Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia! Alleluia! 2 Thou wast their rock, thei

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HYMN 224 In Heaven Above, In Heaven Above

Gracia Grindal

Oct 30, 2020
4 min

HYMN 224 In Heaven Above, In Heaven Above

Revelation 21-22 Norwegian: I himmelen, I himmelen Swedish: I himmelen, I himmelen Text: Laurentius Laurentii Laurinus (1573-1655). Tune: Swedish or Norwegian folk 1. In heav'n above, in heav'n above, Where God our Father dwells: How boundless there the blessedness! No tongue its greatness tells. There face to face, and full and free, The everliving God we see, Our God, the Lord of hosts! 2. In heav'n above, in heav'n above, What glory deep and bright! The splendor of the no

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Gracia Grindal

Oct 29, 2020
4 min

HYMN 223 In Heav'n is Joy and Gladness

Norwegian: Hos Gud er evig glede Psalm 126 Text: Johan Nordahl Brun (1745-1816). Tune: Norwegian folktune from Nordmøre 1. In heav’n is joy and gladness, But while I linger here I must endure the brambles And suffer through my tears. For though there are great trials That worry me below, I will live through this darkness, Then heaven’s joy I’ll know. 2. Though some prefer this desert, And find their joy on earth, I’ll gladly bear my sorrow And sow in bitter tears. Then I w

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HYMN 222 Oh, What their Joy and their Glory Must be!

Gracia Grindal

Oct 28, 2020
4 min

HYMN 222 Oh, What their Joy and their Glory Must be!

Latin: O quanta qualia Text: Peter Abelard (1079-1142) Tune: O quanta qualia 16th century, French Antiphoner 1. Oh, what their joy and their glory must be, Those endless Sabbaths the blessed ones see! Crowns for the valiant, to weary ones rest; God shall be all, and in all, ever blest. 2. In new Jerusalem joy shall be found, Blessings of peace shall forever abound; Wish and fulfillment are not severed there, Nor the things prayed for come short of the pray'r. 3. We, where no

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HYMN 221 I'm Just a Poor, Wayfaring Stranger

Gracia Grindal

Oct 27, 2020
4 min

HYMN 221 I'm Just a Poor, Wayfaring Stranger

Hebrews 11:13-16 Text: Anonymous Spiritual folk song Tune: Anonymous from Christian Songster 1858 1. I’m just a poor wayfaring stranger, I’m trav’ling through this world below; There is no sickness, toil, nor danger, In that bright world to which I go. I’m going there to see my father, I’m going there no more to roam; I’m just a going over Jordan, I’m just a going over home. 2. I know dark clouds will gather o’er me, I know my pathway’s rough and steep; But golden fields li

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Gracia Grindal

Oct 26, 2020
4 min

HYMN 220 The Beatitudes

Matthew 5: 1-12 All Saints Sunday Lectionary hymn by Gracia Grindal Text: Gracia Grindal (1943-). Tune: Daniel Charles Damon (1945-); or Holy Manna 1. “Blessed are the poor in spirit; Heaven shall be yours,” Christ said, “Blessed are the ones who sorrow, You will soon be comforted. Blessed are the meek and humble; You will soon possess the earth. Blest are those who thirst and hunger After truth and righteousness. 2. “Blessed are the ones whose mercy Helps the poor, those in

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HYMN 219 Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice

Gracia Grindal

Oct 25, 2020
4 min

HYMN 219 Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice

Danish: Nu fryde sig, hver Kristen mand German: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein Norwegian: Nå fryd deg, Kristne menighet Text: Martin Luther (1483-1546) Tune: Nürnberg (1523) 1. Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice, With exultation springing, And with united heart and voice And holy rapture singing, Proclaim the wonders God has done, How His right arm the vict'ry won, What price our ransom cost Him! 2. Fast bound in Satan's chains I lay; Death brooded darkly o'er me

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HYMN 218 Nunc dimittis/In Peace and Joy I now Depart

Gracia Grindal

Oct 24, 2020
3 min

HYMN 218 Nunc dimittis/In Peace and Joy I now Depart

German: Mit fried und freud ich fahr dahin Norwegian: Med fred og glede lar du nå Luke 2:29-38; Luke 7:11-17; Text: Martin Luther (1483-1546). Tune: German folk arranged by Luther 1. In peace and joy I now depart, According to God's will, For full of comfort is my heart, So calm and sweet and still; So doth God His promise keep, And death for me is but a sleep. 2. 'T is Christ hath wrought this work for me, Thy dear and only Son, Whom Thou hast suffer'd me to see, And made

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Gracia Grindal

Oct 23, 2020
4 min

HYMN 217 Our Father Who Art in Heaven

German: Vater Unser im Himmelreich Matthew 6:9-15 Text: Martin Luther (1483-1546) Tune: Folk tune arr. Martin Luther 1. Our Father, Thou in Heav’n above, Who biddest us to dwell in love, As brethren of one family, To cry in every need to Thee, Teach us no thoughtless words to say, But from our inmost heart to pray. 2. Thy name be hallowed. Help us, Lord, In purity to keep Thy Word, That to the glory of Thy name We walk before Thee free from blame. Let no false doctrine us per

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Gracia Grindal

Oct 22, 2020
3 min

HYMN 216 Out of the Ivory Palaces

Psalm 45 Text: Henry Barraclough (1891-1983). Tune: Henry Barraclough (1891-1983) 1. My Lord has garments so wondrous fine, And myrrh their texture fills; Its fragrance reached to this heart of mine, With joy my being thrills. R/Out of the ivory palaces Into a world of woe, Only his great eternal love Made my Savior go. 2. His life had also its sorrows sore, For aloes had a part; And when I think of the cross he bore, My eyes with teardrops start. R/ 3. His garments, too, we

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Gracia Grindal

Oct 21, 2020
4 min

HYMN 215 Don't Be Afraid!

Swedish: Var inte rädd Matthew 16:24-26 Text: Ylva Eggehorn (1950-). Tune: Lars Moberg (1933-2009) 1. Don't be afraid. There is a sign, a secret A name will follow you when you must leave Your loneliness is never far from beaches. Don't be afraid. Somebody walked this way. 2. He loves you, and he waits for you tonight, A night when you will see his homelessness. And how he's waiting for to see you've come. Eternity is crying in his heart. 3. Don't be afraid. There is a ha

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HYMN 214 Brighten the Corner Where you Are

Gracia Grindal

Oct 20, 2020
4 min

HYMN 214 Brighten the Corner Where you Are

Matthew 5:14-16 Text: Ina Duly Ogden (1872-1964) Tune: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1856-1932) 1. Do not wait until some deed of greatness you may do, Do not wait to shed your light afar; To the many duties ever near you now be true, Brighten the corner where you are. R/Brighten the corner where you are! Brighten the corner where you are! Someone far from harbor you may guide across the bar; Brighten the corner where you are! 2. Just above are clouded skies that you m

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HYMN 213 To Love the Lord with All our Hearts Lectionary HYMN Pentecost XXI

Gracia Grindal

Oct 19, 2020
4 min

HYMN 213 To Love the Lord with All our Hearts Lectionary HYMN Pentecost XXI

Matthew 22:34-46; Text: Gracia Grindal (1943-) Tune: Scandinavian folk tune arr. Daniel Charles Damon (1945-) 1. To love the Lord with all our hearts, With all our souls and minds, And love our neighbors as ourselves, And always to be kind, As Christ commanded us to do, We need to be created new. Have mercy on us, Lord. 2. Love cannot spring from hearts of stone Or souls that have gone dry. It only gushes forth from those Who set their own needs by And go to find the sou

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Gracia Grindal

Oct 18, 2020
4 min

HYMN 212 O God of Earth and Altar

(KARI TIKKA OPERA See below for an announcement of an opera Love is Strong as Death by Kari Tikka, the Finnish composer, being presented in Helsinki this week. A friend of many around Luther Seminary. Deeply Christian.) Matthew 22:15-22 Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1876-1936) Tune: English folk tune, King's Lynne 1. O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide,

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HYMN 211 Oh Lord, I Place into Your Hands

Gracia Grindal

Oct 17, 2020
4 min

HYMN 211 Oh Lord, I Place into Your Hands

German: Herr Jesus Christ in deine Hend Norwegian: I dine hender, Fader Blid Swedish: Uti din Nåd, o Fader blid Luke 23:46, Psalm 31:5 Text: Nicolas Selnecker (1530-1592), M. B. Landstad (1802-1880) Tune: Trond Kverno (1945-) 1. Oh Lord, I place into your hands, My soul, all that I have and am, I leave it there for in your word Your promise is to be my Lord. 2. With you I have the better part, Your word is life, it fills my heart, You help me in my poverty, And always come

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HYMN 210 Oh, Happy Day, When Jesus Washed My Sins Away

Gracia Grindal

Oct 16, 2020
3 min

HYMN 210 Oh, Happy Day, When Jesus Washed My Sins Away

Acts 8: 26-40 Text: Phillip Doddridge (1702-1751) Tune: Edwin Hawkins (1943-2018) 1. Oh happy day (oh happy day) Oh happy day (oh happy day) When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed) When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed) When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed) He washed my sins away (oh happy day) 2. Oh happy day (oh happy day) He taught me how to watch, fight and pray, fight and pray And live rejoicing every, everyday Oh happy day He taught me how Oh happy day (oh happy day) Oh h

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HYMN 209 Oh, Happy Day When We Shall Stand

Gracia Grindal

Oct 15, 2020
4 min

HYMN 209 Oh, Happy Day When We Shall Stand

Norwegian: Å tænk når engang samles skal Text: Wilhelm Andreas Wexels (1797-1866). Tune: Nikolai Herman (ca.1500-1561) 1. O happy day when we shall stand Amid the heav'nly throng, And sing with hosts from ev'ry land The new celestial song, The new celestial song. 2. O blessed day! From far and near The servants of the Lord Shall meet the ransomed millions there Who heard God's saving Word, Who heard God's saving Word. 3. O what a mighty, rushing flood Of love that will not ce

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HYMN 208 When the Roll is Called up Yonder

Gracia Grindal

Oct 14, 2020
4 min

HYMN 208 When the Roll is Called up Yonder

German: Wenn des Herrn Posaune einst erschallt nach dieser Erden Zeit Norwegian: I den stille, klare morgen 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Text: James Milton Black (1856-1938) Tune: James Milton Black (1856-1938) 1. When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, And time shall be no more, And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair; When the saved of earth shall gather Over on the other shore, And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there. R/When the r

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Gracia Grindal

Oct 13, 2020
4 min

HYMN 207 For the Beauty of the Earth

Psalm 8 Text: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint (1835-1917). Tune: Conrad Kocher (1786-1872) 1. For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies, R/Lord of all, to thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. 2. For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flow'r, Sun and moon and stars of light, R/ 3. For the joy of ear and eye, For the heart and mind's delight, F

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Gracia Grindal

Oct 12, 2020
4 min

HYMN 206 All Ministries of Steel new Monday feature Lectionary hymns by Gracia Grindal

Isaiah 45:1-7; Matthew 22:15-22 Text: Gracia Grindal Tune: Old 124th 1. All ministries of steel, imper’al swords, Cannot perform their ends unless the Lord, In ways we cannot understand or know, Works through the light and darkness, weal and woe, Works through the light and darkness, weal and woe. 2. Like doors of bronze that shatter, all will break Before the progress of our Lord who makes All work together; treas’ries open up Even when first it seems there is no hope Eve

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The image above is of Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1636-1716) the first known Norwegian woman hymn writer.

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