There Was Jesus By the Water

[There Was Jesus By the Water]

Author: Gracia Grindal
Tune: TALITHA CUM
Published in 2 hymnals

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Author: Gracia Grindal

Gracia Grindal (b. Powers Lake, ND, 1943). Grindal was educated at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota; the University of Arkansas; and Luther-Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, where she has served since 1984 as a professor of pastoral theology and communications. From 1968 to 1984 she was a professor of English and poet-in-residence at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. Included in her publications are Sketches Against the Dark (1981), Scandinavian Folksongs (1983), Lessons in Hymnwriting (1986, 1991), We Are One in Christ: Hymns, Paraphrases, and Translations (1996), Good News of Great Joy: Advent Devotions for the Home (1994 with Karen E. Hong), Lina Sandell, the Story of Her Hymns (2001 with John Jansen), and A Revelry of Har… Go to person page >

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First Line: [There Was Jesus By the Water]
Title: There Was Jesus By the Water
Author: Gracia Grindal
Source: Songs of Rejoicing (Selah Publishing Co, 1989)
Language: English

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Scripture Song Database #3561

The New Century Hymnal #545

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