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Adapter: Esther C. Bergen
Esther Bergen was born on June 18, 1921 in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. She was the daughter of a Mennonite minister and graduated from the Mennonite College Institute in Gretna, Manitoba. After teaching in several rural schools, she attended the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Winnipeg. She taught music at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College, and served as Dean and Registrar at the Canadian Mennonite Bible College. She also worked as a missionary in Mexico with her husband, Menno Bergen (1956-68). She translated some 150 hymns, and composed several hymn tunes. She was a teacher, musician, poet, translator, church worker, wife, and mother… Go to person page >
Display Title: Blessed are the persecutedFirst Line: Blessed are the persecutedTune Title: [Blessed are the persecuted]Author: Esther C. BergenScripture: Matthew 5Date: 1992
Display Title: Blessed Are the PersecutedFirst Line: Blessed are the persecutedTune Title: TONGAAuthor: Esther C. BergenMeter: Irr. w. refrainScripture: Matthew 5:1-12Date: 1995Subject: God Known in Jesus Christ | Life and Ministry; Hunger | ; Jesus Christ | ; Jesus Christ | Life and Ministry; Jesus Christ: Life and Ministry | ; Jesus Christ: Teaching |
Display Title: Blessed Are the PersecutedFirst Line: Blessed are the persecutedTune Title: TONGA MELODYAuthor: Esther C. Bergen, 1921-Meter: 8 10 with refrainScripture: Matthew 5:1-12; Luke 6:17-49; Luke 21:5-19; John 15:18-25; 2 Timothy 2:1-15; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Hebrews 1:1-4; Hebrews 2:5-12; 1 Peter 4:12-19; 1 Peter 5:6-11Date: 1998Subject: Christian Character | ; Christian Life |
Display Title: Balaacoolwe (Blessed Are the Persecuted)First Line: Balaacoolwe bapenzegwa (Blessed are the persecuted)Tune Title: TONGA MELODYAuthor: Esther C. BergenMeter: IrregularScripture: Matthew 5:3-12; Luke 6:20-23Date: 2020Subject: Assurance of Grace | ; Grief | ; Jesus Christ | Teachings of; Persecution | ; Sermon on the Mount | ; Suffering | ; Trials |Source: anon. (Zambia); based on Matthew 5