When I Behold Jesus Christ

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Author (sts. 1-3): Almaz Belihu

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Translator (sts. 1-3): Hartmut Schoenherr

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Translator (sts. 1-3): Jim Keefer

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Translator (sts. 1-3): Aurelia Keefer

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Author (sts. 4): Joseph Herl

HERL, JOSEPH, AAGO, ChM (b. 1959): B.A. (Music), Concordia College, New York; M.Mus. (Organ), North Texas State University; Ph.D. (Musicology), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Professor of Music at Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska and organist of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska. Author of Worship Wars in Early Lutheranism (Oxford University Press, 2004); choral and organ music published by Oxford, Concordia, and MorningStar. Joseph Herl (from In Melody and Song, Darcey Press, 2014 Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When I behold Jesus Christ
Title: When I Behold Jesus Christ
Author (sts. 1-3): Almaz Belihu
Translator (sts. 1-3): Hartmut Schoenherr
Translator (sts. 1-3): Jim Keefer
Translator (sts. 1-3): Aurelia Keefer
Author (sts. 4): Joseph Herl
Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: What kind of love is this?
Copyright: Sts. 1-3 © 1970 Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus; St. 4 © 1998 Concordia Publishing House

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Hymnal Supplement 98 #859

Lutheran Service Book #542

One and All Rejoice #238

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